A10-5700 vs Apple M1 Pro
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 Pro outperforms A10-5700 by a whopping 526% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and A10-5700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 692 | 2000 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (2 years ago) | 2 October 2012 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro and A10-5700 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro and A10-5700 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and A10-5700 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and A10-5700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | AMD Radeon HD 7660D |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.14 | 1.78 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 2 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
Apple M1 Pro has a 525.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while A10-5700 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and A10-5700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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