Atom C3308 vs Apple M1 Pro

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking711not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-SeriesIntel Atom
Architecture codenameno dataGoldmont (2016−2017)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$32

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads102
Base clock speed2.064 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz2.1 GHz
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache2.9 MB112 KB
L2 cache28 MB4 MB
L3 cache24 MB4 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt9.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4: 1866
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 October 2021 15 August 2017
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 10 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 9 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 4 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Atom C3308, on the other hand, has 22833.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Pro and Atom C3308. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Atom C3308 is a server/workstation one.


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