Apple M2 Max vs Mobile Sempron M100
Aggregate performance score
M2 Max outperforms Mobile Sempron M100 by a whopping 7505% 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 | 3489 | 521 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Mobile Sempron | Apple M-Series |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | no data |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron M100 and 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 | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Sempron M100 and 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.
| Socket | S | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 36 MB + 48 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron M100 and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 15.21 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 36 Watt |
Apple M2 Max has a 7505% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 1322.2% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Mobile Sempron M100 in performance tests.
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