PRO A12-8870E vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.17
+1330%
PRO A12-8870E
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.90

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms PRO A12-8870E by a whopping 1330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and PRO A12-8870E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1801973
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency63.955.11
Architecture codenameno dataCarrizo (2015−2018)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads144
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.8 GHz
L2 cacheno data2048 KB
Chip lithography3 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 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 Pro (14 cores) and PRO A12-8870E are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and PRO A12-8870E. 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 M4 20-core GPUAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-n/a
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and PRO A12-8870E.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.17 1.90
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 14 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 1330% higher aggregate performance score, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-8870E, on the other hand, has 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-8870E in performance tests.


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