Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs A6-9210

Place in performance ranking	2533	803
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1030	no data

Detailed specifications

A6-9210 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	no data	2.3 MB
L2 cache	1024 KB	28 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Die size	124.5 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	33700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-9210 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	FP4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10-15 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9210 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	1	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	-	no data
PowerGating	-	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	-	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9210 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9210 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
iGPU core count	3	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data