Phenom X4 9750 (95W) vs Apple M2

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9750 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking807not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataAgena (2007−2008)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9750 (95W) 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.424 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache2 MB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Number of transistors20000 Million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9750 (95W) 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9750 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 95 Watt

Apple M2 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 375% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9750 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9750 (95W) is a desktop one.


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