Apple M2 Max vs Opteron X2 185

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 185 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	no data	20.10
Architecture codename	Denmark (2005−2006)	no data
Release date	6 March 2006 (18 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$435	no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 185 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	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Die size	199 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	233 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 185 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	2	no data
Socket	939	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	79 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 185 and Apple M2 Max. 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 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2006	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	79 Watt

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