A4-5300 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
9.79
+1155%

M1 Pro outperforms A4-5300 by a whopping 1155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8822809
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiencyno data0.51
DesignerAppleAMD
Architecture codenameno dataTrinity (2012−2013)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)2 October 2012 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and A4-5300 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads102
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB128K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB0 KB
Chip lithography5 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors33700 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and A4-5300 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 dataFM2
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and A4-5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and A4-5300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and A4-5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUAMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Apple M1 Pro 9.79
+1155%
A4-5300 0.78

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17210
+1159%
Samples: 1307
A4-5300 1367
Samples: 552

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 Pro 1690
+1479%
A4-5300 107

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M1 Pro 209
+212%
A4-5300 67

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.79 0.78
Recency 18 October 2021 2 October 2012
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 10 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 32 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 1155.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-5300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while A4-5300 is a desktop one.

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