Athlon II X2 215 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon II X2 215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	407	2783
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.66
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Apple M3	no data
Power efficiency	56.71	0.89
Architecture codename	no data	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	30 October 2023 (1 year ago)	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon II X2 215 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.748 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.06 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	3 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm2
Number of transistors	37000 Million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon II X2 215 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)	27 Watt	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon II X2 215. 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 M3 Pro 18-Core GPU

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon II X2 215.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.18	0.61
Recency	30 October 2023	20 October 2009
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	3 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	65 Watt

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