Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs C-70
Aggregate performance score
M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms C-70 by a whopping 5361% 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 | 3557 | 952 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD C-Series | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (13 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of C-70 and M1 Pro 8-Core: 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 2.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on C-70 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-70 and M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-70 and M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-70 and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 (280 - 400 MHz) | Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 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 | 0.18 | 9.83 |
| Recency | 1 September 2012 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core has a 5361% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD C-70 in performance tests.
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