Apple M1 Max vs A8-3500M

Place in the ranking	2544	526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	2.37	no data
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	no data
Release date	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3500M and Apple 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	10
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	2.9 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	228 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-3500M and Apple 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FS1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6620G

Apple M1 Max 32-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.

A8-3500M 0.88

Apple M1 Max 13.95
+1485%

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.

A8-3500M 1400

Apple M1 Max 22075
+1477%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.88	13.95
Recency	14 June 2011	18 October 2021
Physical cores	4	10
Threads	4	10
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2060 Watt

A8-3500M has 5785.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has a 1485.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3500M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3500M and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.