Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Apple M2

Place in the ranking	815	1625
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Apple Apple M-Series	no data
Power efficiency	44.25	3.10
Architecture codename	no data	Thuban (2010)
Release date	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)	1 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	2.424 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.48 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	346 mm²
Number of transistors	20000 Million	904 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M2 9.40
+200%

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 3.13

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.

Apple M2 14933
+201%

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 4965

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.40	3.13
Recency	10 June 2022	1 May 2010
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	8	6
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	95 Watt

Apple M2 has a 200.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 375% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.