Apple M2 Pro vs Athlon 64 LE-1620
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1620 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 543 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | no data |
Release date | October 2007 (17 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 LE-1620 and Apple M2 Pro 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
Threads | 1 | 12 |
Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 128K | 3.3 MB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 36 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
Die size | 230 mm2 | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 227 million | 40000 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 LE-1620 and Apple M2 Pro 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 | AM2 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 LE-1620 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
Threads | 1 | 12 |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 LE-1620 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 LE-1620 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
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