Apple M2 Pro vs Athlon 64 FX-60
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 FX-60 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 536 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Toledo (2006) | no data |
| Release date | January 2006 (18 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 FX-60 and Apple M2 Pro 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 199 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 FX-60 and Apple M2 Pro 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 939 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3504 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 2424 Watt |
Athlon 64 FX-60 has 2103.6% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-60 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 FX-60 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 FX-60 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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