Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Pentium A1020

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2629	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Apple M4
Power efficiency	7.44	no data
Release date	1 January 2016 (8 years ago)	28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4 GHz
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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	1	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	Apple M4 8-core GPU
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1020 and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2016	28 October 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	5 Watt

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