Athlon 900 vs Apple M1 Pro
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 713 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | 6 March 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 900 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 900 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2064 ‑ 3220 Watt | 60 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 6 March 2000 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 1 |
| Threads | 10 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2064 Watt | 60 Watt |
Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 21 year, 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 3500% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 900, on the other hand, has 3340% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Athlon 900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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