Athlon PRO 200GE vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+367%
Athlon PRO 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.32

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Athlon PRO 200GE by a whopping 367% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Athlon PRO 200GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7211808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD Athlon
Power efficiencyno data6.27
Architecture codenameno dataZen (2017−2020)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)6 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Athlon PRO 200GE 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)
Threads104
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache2.9 MB192 KB
L2 cache28 MB1 MB
L3 cache24 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Number of transistors33700 Million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Athlon PRO 200GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Athlon PRO 200GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Athlon PRO 200GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Athlon PRO 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUAMD Radeon Vega 3

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
+367%
Athlon PRO 200GE 2.32

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 17201
+366%
Athlon PRO 200GE 3693

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 2.32
Recency 18 October 2021 6 September 2018
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 10 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 366.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 400% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 200GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Athlon PRO 200GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Athlon PRO 200GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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