Turion II M500 vs Apple M1 Pro
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 Pro outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 1943% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M1 Pro and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 721 | 2860 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M-Series | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 Pro and Turion II M500 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M1 Pro and Turion II M500 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 | no data | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.83 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
Apple M1 Pro has a 1943.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Turion II M500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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