A9-9410 vs Apple M1 Pro
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 Pro outperforms A9-9410 by a whopping 1086% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 623 | 2382 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M-Series | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | no data | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (2 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $11.95 | $722 |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410 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 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization, |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| PowerNow | no data | - |
| PowerGating | no data | - |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | - |
| VirusProtect | no data | - |
| RAID | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2133 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 3 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
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.
Apple M1 Pro outperforms A9-9410 by 1086% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Apple M1 Pro outperforms A9-9410 by 1024% in Passmark.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Apple M1 Pro outperforms A9-9410 by 1200% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Apple M1 Pro outperforms A9-9410 by 232% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.74 | 0.99 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9410 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and A9-9410, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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