Apple M2 Max vs Athlon 64 FX-74

Place in the ranking	2794	391
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	0.46	20.02
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	no data
Release date	November 2006 (18 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-74 and Apple M2 Max 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	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Die size	235 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	227 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-74 and Apple M2 Max 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	1	no data
Socket	F	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	79 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

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.

Athlon 64 FX-74 0.61

Apple M2 Max 16.80
+2654%

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.

Athlon 64 FX-74 972

Apple M2 Max 26683
+2645%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.61	16.80
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	79 Watt

Apple M2 Max has a 2654.1% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 58.2% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-74 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-74 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 FX-74 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.