Apple M1 Max vs A6-8500P

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Aggregate performance score

A6-8500P
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.91
Apple M1 Max
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
13.91
+1429%

Apple M1 Max outperforms A6-8500P by a whopping 1429% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-8500P and M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2540532
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoApple M-Series
Power efficiency5.74no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)no data
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and M1 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads210
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cacheno data2.9 MB
L2 cache1024 KB28 MB
L3 cacheno data48 MB
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Million57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and M1 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.

SocketFP4no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesNot Listedno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and M1 Max integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and M1 Max integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and M1 Max.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

A6-8500P 0.91
Apple M1 Max 13.91
+1429%

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.

A6-8500P 1445
Apple M1 Max 22099
+1429%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 13.91
Recency 3 June 2015 18 October 2021
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 10
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 Max has a 1428.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-8500P in performance tests.


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