Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Athlon II X4 600e

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2721	952
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	0.97	no data
Designer	AMD	Apple
Architecture codename	Propus (2009−2011)	no data
Release date	20 October 2009 (16 years ago)	18 October 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$130	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 600e and M1 Pro 8-Core 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	2.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	169 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	300 million	33700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 600e and M1 Pro 8-Core 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	1	no data
Socket	AM3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	W

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 600e and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 600e and M1 Pro 8-Core.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.03	9.83
Recency	20 October 2009	18 October 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm