Athlon II X2 250 vs Apple M1 Pro

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	721	2740
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.61
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Apple M-Series	no data
Power efficiency	no data	0.99
Architecture codename	no data	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Athlon II X2 250 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	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	10	2
Base clock speed	2.064 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.22 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	2.9 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm2
Number of transistors	33700 Million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Athlon II X2 250 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Athlon II X2 250.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.83	0.68
Recency	18 October 2021	2 June 2009
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	10	2
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm

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