Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Phenom X4 9750B

Place in the ranking	2492	538
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	0.96	no data
Architecture codename	Agena (2007−2008)	no data
Release date	August 2008 (16 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9750B 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	4 (Quad-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	10
Base clock speed	no data	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	7.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	285 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	450 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9750B 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	1	no data
Socket	AM2+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	2424 ‑ 3696 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9750B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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.

Phenom X4 9750B 0.98

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 13.95
+1323%

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.

Phenom X4 9750B 1520

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 21742
+1330%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.98	13.95
Physical cores	4	10
Threads	4	10
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	2424 Watt

Phenom X4 9750B has 2451.6% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has a 1323.5% higher aggregate performance score, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X4 9750B in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X4 9750B is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9750B and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.