A8 PRO-7600B vs Apple M1
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 outperforms A8 PRO-7600B by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1115 | 1885 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) | 31 July 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Current price | $3.99 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | 2,411 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B 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 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| 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 | + |
| HSA | no data | 1 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B 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 and A8 PRO-7600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-2133 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 384 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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 outperforms A8 PRO-7600B by 178% 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 outperforms A8 PRO-7600B by 178% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.31 | 1.91 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 31 July 2014 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
The Apple M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8 PRO-7600B in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while A8 PRO-7600B is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and A8 PRO-7600B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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