Z-60 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+6669%

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Z-60 by a whopping 6669% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Z-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7213285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data3.03
Architecture codenameno dataHondo (2012)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)9 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Z-60 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB128 KB
L2 cache28 MB1 MB
L3 cache24 MB0 KB
Chip lithography5 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Z-60 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 dataFT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)no data5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Z-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUAMD Radeon HD 6250 (276 MHz)

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
+6669%
Z-60 0.16

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
+6465%
Z-60 262

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 0.16
Recency 18 October 2021 9 October 2012
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 10 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 40 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 6668.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Z-60 in performance tests.


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Community ratings

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