A12-9720P vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms A12-9720P by a whopping 1222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M4 (10 cores) and A12-9720P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 239 | 2071 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 52.24 | 10.54 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and A12-9720P 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 | no data | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and A12-9720P 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.
| Socket | no data | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and A12-9720P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and A12-9720P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.08 | 1.67 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 1 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 15 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 1222.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.
A12-9720P, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.
The M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.
Note that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a desktop processor while A12-9720P is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and A12-9720P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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