Apple M2 Pro vs Pentium 4 HT 650

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 HT 650 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)no data
Release dateFebruary 2005 (19 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 HT 650 and Apple 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 speedno data2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache28 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Die size109 mm2no data
Number of transistors169 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 HT 650 and Apple 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 configuration1no data
Socket775no data
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 HT 650 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 2424 Watt

Pentium 4 HT 650 has 2785.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 HT 650 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium 4 HT 650 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


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