What's the best choice Apple M1 or AMD A6-9220? Which processor is faster?
We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.
Apple M1 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.
AMD A6-9220 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q2/2017.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
place
Higher clock speed
Around 28% better clock speed
2.50 GHz
More number of cores
6 more cores
2
Common positions Apple M1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Common positions AMD A6-9220 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Apple M1
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
AMD A6-9000
AMD A
6
Mobile
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
-
-
2.5 GHz
normal
2
2
No
No
2.9 GHz
-
2.7 GHz
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
12
3
7
660 MHz
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
No turbo
3
2 GB
Q2/2016
192
28 nm
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
Decode
Decode
Decode / Encode
Decode
Decode
Decode
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-9220 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
No
8 GB
1
DDR4-2133
8
3.0
Yes
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 and AMD A6-9220 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
90 °C
15 W
10 W
-
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and AMD A6-9220, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-
2 MB
Q2/2017
FP4
28 nm
AMD-V
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD A6-9220 | 114 points | System: Acer Aspire 3 A315-21-651Y via Acer Deutschland CPU / power label: A6-9220 Graphics: Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) 655 MHz RAM: 8 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD A6-9220 | 69 points | System: Acer Aspire 3 A315-21-651Y via Acer Deutschland CPU / power label: A6-9220 Graphics: Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) 655 MHz RAM: 8 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M1 and AMD A6-9220.
Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!
These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.
Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark
Higher values are better in this metric.
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