Athlon 64 3300+ vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+4413%
Athlon 64 3300+
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.24

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Athlon 64 3300+ by a whopping 4413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 64 3300+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7203179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data0.25
Architecture codenameno dataNewCastle (2004)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)April 2004 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 64 3300+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads101
Base clock speed2.064 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB128 KB
L2 cache28 MB256 KB
L3 cache24 MB0 KB
Chip lithography5 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data144 mm2
Number of transistors33700 Million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 64 3300+ 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 data754
Power consumption (TDP)no data89 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUno 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.


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 10.83
+4413%
Athlon 64 3300+ 0.24

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.

Apple M1 Pro 17202
+4487%
Athlon 64 3300+ 375

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 0.24
Physical cores 10 1
Threads 10 1
Chip lithography 5 nm 130 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 4412.5% higher aggregate performance score, 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3300+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3300+ is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Athlon 64 3300+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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