Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Atom Z650

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	646
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Apple M-Series
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	11 April 2011 (14 years ago)	17 January 2023 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z650 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	10
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	cDMI	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	7.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z650 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	T-PBGA518	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z650 and M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Atom Z650 and M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z650 and M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z650 and M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
Maximum memory size	2.93 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	3.2 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX535

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z650 and M2 Pro 10-Core integrated GPUs.

LVDS

+

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z650 and M2 Pro 10-Core.

PCI support

-

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 April 2011	17 January 2023
Physical cores	1	10
Threads	2	10
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

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