A10-4655M vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
Aggregate performance score
M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms A10-4655M by a whopping 1396% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 607 | 2769 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 22.21 | 1.60 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) | 15 May 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M3 Pro 11-Core and A10-4655M 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 | 11 (Undeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 11 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and A10-4655M 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 | FP2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and A10-4655M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and A10-4655M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and A10-4655M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | unknown Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU | AMD Radeon HD 7620G (360 - 497 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.21 | 0.95 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 15 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 11 | 4 |
| Threads | 11 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 25 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 1396% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 175% more physical cores and 175% more threads, and a 967% more advanced lithography process.
A10-4655M, on the other hand, has 8% lower power consumption.
The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A10-4655M in performance tests.
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