Apple M2 Max vs Opteron X2 865 HE

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 865 HE and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated385
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Power efficiencyno data20.10
Architecture codenameEgypt (2005−2006)no data
Release dateAugust 2005 (19 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 865 HE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache1 MB36 MB
L3 cache0 KB48 MB
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Number of transistors233 million67000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 865 HE 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 configuration8no data
Socket940no data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt79 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 79 Watt

Opteron X2 865 HE has 43.6% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 865 HE and Apple M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron X2 865 HE is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.


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