Apple M2 Pro vs Atom Z510PT

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z510PT and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)no data
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z510PT and 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate400 MT/sno data
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die size26 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors47 million40000 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.75V-1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z510PT and 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA437no data
Power consumption (TDP)2.2 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z510PT and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Atom Z510PT and M2 Pro 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 Z510PT and M2 Pro are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z510PT and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 March 2009 17 January 2023
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro has an age advantage of 13 years, 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z510PT and M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.


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