Apple M2 Pro vs Atom Z510PT

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z510PT and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	no data
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z510PT 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	2	12
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	11	no data
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	26 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	0.75V-1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z510PT 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA437	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	2.2 Watt	2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z510PT and Apple 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 Z510PT and Apple 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 Z510PT and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z510PT and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

unknown

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2009	17 January 2023
Physical cores	1	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	2424 Watt

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