Apple M2 Pro vs A10-4655M
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro outperforms A10-4655M by a whopping 1215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-4655M and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2422 | 536 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 3.94 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-4655M and Apple M2 Pro 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A10-4655M and Apple M2 Pro 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 | FP2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3504 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4655M and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4655M and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4655M and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7620G | Apple M2 Pro 19-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 | 1.08 | 14.20 |
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2424 Watt |
A10-4655M has 9596% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 1214.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-4655M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-4655M and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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