Apple M2 Max vs Athlon X2 QL-65

Place in the ranking	3009	385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	1.03	20.10
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	no data
Release date	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-65 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	2.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-65 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	S1g2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125	no data
PowerNow	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

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 X2 QL-65 0.38

Apple M2 Max 16.78
+4316%

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 QL-65 609

Apple M2 Max 26658
+4277%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.38	16.78
Recency	1 September 2009	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Athlon X2 QL-65 has 125.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 4315.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-65 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-65 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.