Apple M1 Max vs Phenom II X3 B75

Place in the ranking	2355	515
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Heka (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	1 October 2009 (14 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 B75 and Apple M1 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	3 (Tri-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	3	10
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	2.9 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	258 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	758 million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 B75 and Apple M1 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	no data
Socket	AM3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 B75 and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 B75 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 B75 and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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.

Phenom II X3 B75 1.15

Apple M1 Max 14.31
+1144%

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.

Phenom II X3 B75 1781

Apple M1 Max 22063
+1139%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.15	14.31
Recency	1 October 2009	18 October 2021
Physical cores	3	10
Threads	3	10
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

Apple M1 Max has a 1144.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 B75 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X3 B75 is a desktop processor while Apple M1 Max is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 B75 and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.