A12-9700P vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms A12-9700P by a whopping 861% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 431 | 2020 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | no data | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $536 |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 126 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L2 cache | no data | 2048 KB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P 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.
| Socket | no data | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| AES-NI | no data | 1 |
| FMA | no data | FMA4 |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| PowerNow | no data | - |
| PowerGating | no data | - |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | - |
| VirusProtect | no data | - |
| RAID | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | 1 |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3, DDR4-1866 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
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 M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms A12-9700P by 861% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms A12-9700P by 859% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.18 | 1.58 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 1 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 126 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9700P in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A12-9700P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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