A6-9220C vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

Place in the ranking	180	2751
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Apple M4	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	63.95	10.36
Architecture codename	no data	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and A6-9220C 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	14	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	18
L1 cache	no data	160 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and A6-9220C 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	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Apple M4 20-core GPU

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 720 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and A6-9220C.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.17	0.66
Recency	30 October 2024	7 January 2019
Physical cores	14	2
Threads	14	2
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	6 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 4016.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9220C, on the other hand, has 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9220C in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while A6-9220C is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and A6-9220C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.