Phenom X4 9750 (125W) vs Apple M1 Pro
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 623 | not rated |
| 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 | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (2 years ago) | March 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Current price | $11.95 | $200 |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 285 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) 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 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 125 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Pro and Phenom X4 9750 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9750 (125W) is a desktop one.
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