PRO A12-8870E vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Place in the ranking	165	1973
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Apple M4	no data
Power efficiency	29.33	5.11
Architecture codename	no data	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3.8 GHz
L2 cache	no data	2048 KB
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Apple M4 40-core GPU	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Enduro	-	n/a
Switchable graphics	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.04	1.90
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	35 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 1375.8% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-8870E, on the other hand, has 157.1% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-8870E in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while PRO A12-8870E is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and PRO A12-8870E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.