Apple M2 Pro vs Opteron 150
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 150 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 461 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Venus (2004−2005) | no data |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (18 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $55 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 150 and Apple M2 Pro 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 | 2.4 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 150 and Apple 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 | no data |
| Socket | 939 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 150 and Apple M2 Pro. 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 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Apple M2 Pro 19-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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Apple M2 Pro outperforms Opteron 150 by 5413% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 August 2005 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between Opteron 150 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 150 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 150 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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