A6-7310 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.12
+854%
A6-7310
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.69

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms A6-7310 by a whopping 854% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4162060
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3AMD A-Series
Power efficiency56.506.40
Architecture codenameno dataCarrizo-L (2015)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.4 GHz
L2 cacheno data2048 KB
Chip lithography3 nm28 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors37000 Million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310 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.

Socketno dataFP4
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L-1866
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and A6-7310.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 16.12
+854%
A6-7310 1.69

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 M3 Pro 12-Core 25611
+852%
A6-7310 2689

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2163
+1456%
A6-7310 139

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.12 1.69
Recency 30 October 2023 7 May 2015
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 12 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 853.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

A6-7310, on the other hand, has 125% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7310 in performance tests.


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