Apple M2 Pro vs Athlon X2 450

Place in the ranking	2603	544
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	1.19	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	no data
Release date	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 450 and 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	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	128K	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	36 MB
L3 cache	no data	24 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Die size	245 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 450 and 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	FM2+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 450 and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 450 and M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 450 and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-1866

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 450 and M2 Pro.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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 X2 450 0.82

Apple M2 Pro 13.73
+1574%

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 X2 450 1295

Apple M2 Pro 21806
+1584%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.82	13.73
Recency	31 July 2014	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

Apple M2 Pro has a 1574.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 450 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X2 450 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 450 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.