Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+3530%
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.43

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2180 by a whopping 3530% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4432972
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency54.710.63
Architecture codenameno dataAllendale (2006−2009)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)August 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads112
Base clock speed2.748 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Number of transistors37000 Million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 data775
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUno 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 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+3530%
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 0.43

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 Pro 11-Core 24788
+3529%
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 683

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 0.43
Physical cores 11 2
Threads 11 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 3530.2% higher aggregate performance score, 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2180 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2180 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium Dual-Core E2180, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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