300 vs Apple M1 Pro 8-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
2021
8 cores / 8 threads
8.89
+92%

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms 300 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking8021227
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Release date18 October 2021 (2 years ago)1 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current priceno data$77

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.06 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.22 GHzno data
L1 cache2.3 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache16 MB6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and 300.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.89 4.63
Recency 18 October 2021 1 January 2024
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 4

The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the 300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook processor while 300 is a desktop one.


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