Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Athlon X2 QL-65
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Athlon X2 QL-65 by a whopping 3483% 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 | 3350 | 714 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Athlon X2 QL-65 and M2 Pro 10-Core: 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| 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 | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-65 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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 | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and M2 Pro 10-Core. 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 M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
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 | 0.35 | 12.54 |
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core has a 3483% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 in performance tests.
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