Apple M2 Max vs Turion II N570
Primary details
Comparing Turion II N570 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 385 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.10 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II N570 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 265 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II N570 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.
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 79 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N570 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N570 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N570 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 79 Watt |
Turion II N570 has 125.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion II N570 and Apple M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II N570 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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