Apple M2 Max vs V-Series V140
Aggregate performance score
M2 Max outperforms V-Series V140 by a whopping 6028% 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 | 3445 | 532 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD V-Series | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 8.19 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V140 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 | 2.3 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 | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V140 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 | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 79 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V140 and M2 Max are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and M2 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 | no data | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 15.32 |
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 79 Watt |
V-Series V140 has 216% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 6028% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD V-Series V140 in performance tests.
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