A4-3305M vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
M4 (10 cores) outperforms A4-3305M by a whopping 3033% 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 | 623 | 3200 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.32 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (1 year ago) | 14 June 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and A4-3305M 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and A4-3305M 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 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 MB | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and A4-3305M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 (10 cores) and A4-3305M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and A4-3305M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6480G (593 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 | 13.47 | 0.43 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 14 June 2011 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 3032.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 775% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-3305M in performance tests.
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