Apple M1 vs Athlon II P320
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 outperforms Athlon II P320 by a whopping 1075% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2959 | 1207 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and M1 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and M1 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 | S1g4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 8-Core GPU |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.44 | 5.17 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 10 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 has a 1075% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P320 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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