Apple M2 Pro vs Atom Z500
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 8857% 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 | 3625 | 713 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 9.09 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | no data |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (18 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Atom Z500 and M2 Pro: 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 | 0.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | PBGA441 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom Z500 and M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.14 | 12.54 |
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has a 8857% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z500 in performance tests.
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