Athlon XP 2600+ vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
Aggregate performance score
M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Athlon XP 2600+ by a whopping 9679% 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 | 640 | 3633 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 21.39 | 0.09 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) | January 2001 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $23 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon XP 2600+: 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 1.92 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 101 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon XP 2600+ 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 68 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU | no data |
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 | 13.69 | 0.14 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 68 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 9679% higher aggregate performance score, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 4233% more advanced lithography process, and 152% lower power consumption.
The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon XP 2600+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 2600+ is a desktop one.
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