Apple M1 vs A8-6600K

Primary details

Comparing A8-6600K and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1866	1113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.47	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	no data
Current price	$67 (0.5x MSRP)	$3.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6600K and Apple M1 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	4096 KB	16 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and Apple M1 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)	100 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	1	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6600K and Apple M1 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and Apple M1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and Apple M1.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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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 outperforms A8-6600K by 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.95	5.31
Integrated graphics card	1.15	14.08
Recency	1 June 2013	10 November 2020
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

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