Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs A6-9210

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2895	319
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	Apple M3
Power efficiency	2.01	11.28
Designer	AMD	Apple
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	1 June 2016 (9 years ago)	30 October 2023 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	2	14
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.748 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.06 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	92000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-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	78 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-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 R4 Graphics and Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU
iGPU core count	3	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-Core integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-Core integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9210 and M3 Max 14-Core.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.71	20.67
Recency	1 June 2016	30 October 2023
Physical cores	2	14
Threads	2	14
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	78 Watt

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