Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Core 2 Duo T5550

Place in the ranking	3001	545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	1.11	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	no data
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5550 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	10
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	7.3 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	24 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	143 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5550 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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.

Socket	PPGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5550 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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 Core 2 Duo T5550 and M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Pro 16-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.

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.

Core 2 Duo T5550 0.40

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 13.73
+3333%

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.

Core 2 Duo T5550 642

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 21802
+3296%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	13.73
Recency	1 January 2008	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	10
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core has a 3332.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5550 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5550 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.