AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)

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AMD Phenom II X4 805 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 805 or Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Phenom II X4 805 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 805 was released in Q1/2009.

The Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) has 20 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Apple M series (25)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group Apple M1 (9)
4 Generation 1
Deneb (K10) Architecture M1
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 805 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 805 is 2.50 GHz while the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) has 20 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) is at 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X4 805 Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
4 Cores 20
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz A-Core 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz)
16x Firestorm
-- B-Core 0.60 GHz (2.06 GHz)
4x Icestorm

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Phenom II X4 805 Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 32 Neural cores @ 22 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X4 805 or Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Apple M1 Ultra (48 Core)
GPU frequency 0.39 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
-- GPU Generation 1
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 5
-- Compute units 768
-- Shader 6144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Apple M1 Ultra (48 Core)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Phenom II X4 805 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) supports up to 128 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 819.2 GB/s.

AMD Phenom II X4 805 Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 819.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 52.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X4 805 is 95 W, while the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) has a TDP of 60 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Phenom II X4 805 Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 60 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 120 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 805 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 52.00 MB cache.

AMD Phenom II X4 805 Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
45 nm Technology 5 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems macOS
Q1/2009 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 805 (19%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 805 (5%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
348 (19%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1793 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1209 (5%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
24055 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1844 (4%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
41059 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
114 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1624 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1534 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
24189 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
2397 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
23970 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
Apple M1 Ultra (48 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
15900 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
379 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
66 (100%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
253 (100%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Phenom II X4 805 AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 0.60 GHz
22 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Phenom II X4 805 Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
Unknown Apple Mac Studio (2022)

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