PRO A8-9600 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2064 Watt
11.23
+418%

Apple M1 Pro outperforms PRO A8-9600 by a whopping 418% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7061869
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data3.04
Architecture codenameno dataBristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)3 October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads104
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MBno data
L2 cache28 MB2048 KB
L3 cache24 MBno data
Chip lithography5 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors33700 Million3,100 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600 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
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 11.23
+418%
PRO A8-9600 2.17

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 17189
+417%
PRO A8-9600 3322

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.23 2.17
Recency 18 October 2021 3 October 2016
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 10 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has a 417.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A8-9600, on the other hand, has 3075.4% lower power consumption.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A8-9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while PRO A8-9600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and PRO A8-9600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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