Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Phenom II X4 P960
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a whopping 1015% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2480 | 712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 3.67 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 19 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P960 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 | no data | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 2.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 | S1 (S1g4) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2060 ‑ 3220 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.97 | 10.82 |
| Recency | 19 October 2010 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2060 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P960 has 8140% lower power consumption.
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, on the other hand, has a 1015.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P960 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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