A6-8500P vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Place in the ranking	168	2532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M4	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	29.41	5.74
Architecture codename	no data	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3 GHz
L2 cache	no data	1024 KB
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P 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)	90 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	Not Listed
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Apple M4 40-core GPU	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.97	0.91
Recency	30 October 2024	3 June 2015
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 2973.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

A6-8500P, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-8500P in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A6-8500P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.