Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Opteron 250 HE
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 250 HE and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 538 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Troy (2005) | no data |
| Release date | March 2005 (19 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 250 HE and Apple 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 250 HE and Apple 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | no data |
| Socket | 940 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3696 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 10 |
| Threads | 1 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 2424 Watt |
Opteron 250 HE has 4307.3% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 250 HE and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 250 HE is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 250 HE and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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