Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Duron 900
Primary details
Comparing Duron 900 and M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Duron | Apple M4 |
| Architecture codename | Spitfire (2000−2001) | no data |
| Release date | 2 April 2001 (23 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $129 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Duron 900 and M4 (8 cores) 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 200 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 9 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 64 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Duron 900 and M4 (8 cores) 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | A | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 5 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Duron 900 and M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 Depends on motherboard | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2001 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 23 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 5900% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Duron 900 and M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Duron 900 is a desktop processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a notebook one.
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