Apple M1 vs Duo T2250

Place in the ranking	3198	1206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Core Duo	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	0.67	no data
Architecture codename	Yonah (2005−2006)	no data
Release date	May 2006 (18 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2250 and M1 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.73 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	0 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	90 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	151 million	16000 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.7625-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2250 and M1 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	no data
Socket	PPGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2250 and M1. 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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core Duo T2250 and M1 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 Core Duo T2250 and M1 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2250 and M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 8-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.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Duo T2250 0.22

Apple M1 5.15
+2241%

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.

Duo T2250 350

Apple M1 8207
+2245%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.22	5.15
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm

Apple M1 has a 2240.9% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Duo T2250 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core Duo T2250 and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.