Apple M1 Max vs A8-5500B

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1656	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.42	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	no data
Release date	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$82	$8.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B 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	3.2 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 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	246 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B 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	FM2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B 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 Compare

AMD Radeon HD 7560D

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.

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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.

Apple M1 Max outperforms A8-5500B by 359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.56	11.75
Recency	2 October 2012	18 October 2021
Physical cores	4	10
Threads	4	10
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

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