Core 2 Duo T6500 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Place in the ranking	189	2911
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M3	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	31.33	1.27
Architecture codename	no data	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	30 October 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Core 2 Duo T6500 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.748 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.06 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	3 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	92000 Million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Core 2 Duo T6500 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	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Core 2 Duo T6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-

Security technologies

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Core 2 Duo T6500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Core 2 Duo T6500 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 25.82
+5394%

Core 2 Duo T6500 0.47

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 41013
+5390%

Core 2 Duo T6500 747

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.82	0.47
Recency	30 October 2023	1 January 2009
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	3 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	35 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 5393.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T6500, on the other hand, has 122.9% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T6500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Core 2 Duo T6500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.