Athlon X2 QL-65 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Athlon X2 QL-65 by a whopping 4071% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon X2 QL-65 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 427 | 3042 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 55.98 | 1.04 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Lion (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon X2 QL-65 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon X2 QL-65 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 | S1g2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon X2 QL-65. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125 |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon X2 QL-65 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Pro 18-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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.85 | 0.38 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 1 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 4071.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 29.6% lower power consumption.
The M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-65 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Athlon X2 QL-65, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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