Opteron 150 vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
M2 outperforms Opteron 150 by a whopping 3773% 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 | 1046 | 3476 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 17.99 | 0.11 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Venus (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (3 years ago) | 2 August 2005 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M2 and Opteron 150 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 115 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Opteron 150 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 85 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Opteron 150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
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 | 8.52 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 2 August 2005 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 85 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 3772.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 2500% more advanced lithography process, and 325% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 150 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Opteron 150 is a server/workstation one.
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