Apple M2 Max vs A6-4455M
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Max outperforms A6-4455M by a whopping 3234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-4455M and M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2950 | 410 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 2.80 | 20.10 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-4455M and M2 Max 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 92 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 48 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 | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A6-4455M and M2 Max 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) | 17 Watt | 79 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4455M and M2 Max. 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 A6-4455M and M2 Max are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4455M and M2 Max. 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 HD 7500G and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU | AMD Radeon HD 7500G (327 - 424 MHz) | Apple M2 Max 38-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.
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 | 0.50 | 16.67 |
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 79 Watt |
A6-4455M has 364.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 3234% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4455M in performance tests.
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