Apple M2 Pro vs Atom Z550
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro outperforms Atom Z550 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 | 3624 | 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 | 2.95 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | no data |
| Release date | 8 April 2009 (17 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Atom Z550 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 | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | 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 |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z550 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) | 2.4 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z550 and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| 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 Z550 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 Z550 and 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 Z550 and 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 |
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 | 0.14 | 12.54 |
| Recency | 8 April 2009 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has a 8857% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z550 in performance tests.
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