Apple M2 Max vs Atom Z670

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	456
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	11 April 2011 (13 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data
Current price	$900 (12x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max 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	1.5 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	400 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 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	67000 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max 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	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max. 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
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max. 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
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX535

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max integrated GPUs.

LVDS

+

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z670 and Apple M2 Max.

PCI support

-

no data

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	11 April 2011	17 January 2023
Physical cores	1	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	79 Watt

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