A6-3650 vs Apple M1 Pro

Place in the ranking	713	2267
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Apple M-Series	no data
Power efficiency	no data	1.23
Architecture codename	no data	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)	30 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and A6-3650 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	10	4
Base clock speed	2.064 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.22 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	2.9 MB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	5 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	228 mm²
Number of transistors	33700 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and A6-3650 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	2064 ‑ 3220 Watt	100 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and A6-3650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and A6-3650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU

Radeon HD 6530D

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.

Apple M1 Pro 10.82
+732%

A6-3650 1.30

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.

Apple M1 Pro 17191
+730%

A6-3650 2070

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.82	1.30
Recency	18 October 2021	30 June 2011
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	10	4
Chip lithography	5 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2064 Watt	100 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has a 732.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

A6-3650, on the other hand, has 1964% lower power consumption.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3650 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while A6-3650 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and A6-3650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.