Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Athlon X2 QL-67
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-67 and M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | Apple M4 |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-67 and M4 Max (14 cores) 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-67 and M4 Max (14 cores) 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 | S1g2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-67 and M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-67 and M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Athlon X2 QL-67 has 128.6% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-67 and M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
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