Apple M2 Max vs Atom D510

Primary details

Comparing Atom D510 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	372
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Pineview (2009−2011)	no data
Release date	21 December 2009 (14 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D510 and Apple M2 Max 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	4	12
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.67 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	176 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom D510 and Apple M2 Max 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	FCBGA559	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D510 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom D510 and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D510 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D510 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
Maximum memory size	4 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M2 Max 38-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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 December 2009	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	79 Watt

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