Athlon 220GE vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.99
+903%
Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Athlon 220GE by a whopping 903% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1671686
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4AMD Athlon
Power efficiency82.787.54
Architecture codenameno dataZen (2017−2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Athlon 220GE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.592 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Athlon 220GE 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPUAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.99 2.79
Recency 30 October 2024 1 June 2018
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 903.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 9.4% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 220GE in performance tests.


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