Apple M2 Pro vs Atom Z530

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z530 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	462
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 April 2008 (16 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	no data
Current price	$451 (4.7x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z530 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	1.6 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	533.33 MT/s	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 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	40000 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.75 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z530 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	PBGA441	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z530 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	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z530 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 Z530 and Apple 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

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Apple M2 Pro 19-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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	17 January 2023
Physical cores	1	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

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