A4-7210 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
27.79
+2598%
A4-7210
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.03

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms A4-7210 by a whopping 2598% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1672449
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4AMD A-Series
Power efficiency29.433.93
Architecture codenameno dataCarrizo-L (2015)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz2.2 GHz
L2 cacheno data2048 KB
Chip lithography3 nm28 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210 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 dataFT3b
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210. 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 M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L-1600
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-7210.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.79 1.03
Recency 30 October 2024 7 May 2015
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 12 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 2598.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

A4-7210, on the other hand, has 650% lower power consumption.

The M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-7210 in performance tests.


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