Apple M1 vs A8-4555M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4555M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
0.86

Apple M1 outperforms A8-4555M by a whopping 517% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4555M and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24631113
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)no data
Release date27 September 2012 (11 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price$9.49 $3.99

Detailed specifications

A8-4555M and Apple M1 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache192 KB2 MB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A8-4555M and Apple M1 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFP2no data
Power consumption (TDP)19 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4555M and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4555M and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4555M and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7600GApple M1 8-Core GPU

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-4555M 0.86
Apple M1 5.31
+517%

Apple M1 outperforms A8-4555M by 517% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-4555M 1331
Apple M1 8207
+517%

Apple M1 outperforms A8-4555M by 517% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 5.31
Integrated graphics card 0.85 14.07
Recency 27 September 2012 10 November 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

The Apple M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4555M in performance tests.


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