Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs Apple M2
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 807 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 44.49 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | July 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 285 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 125 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple 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 | 125 Watt |
Apple M2 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 525% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Apple M2 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9850 (125W) is a desktop one.
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