Atom N570 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
25.85
+12210%
Atom N570
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.21

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Atom N570 by a whopping 12210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Atom N570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1943205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Atom
Power efficiency31.362.21
Architecture codenameno dataPineview (2009−2011)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)1 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Atom N570 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.748 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus rateno data666 MHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data87 mm2
Number of transistors92000 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Atom N570 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Atom N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Atom N570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Atom N570 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Atom N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPUIntel GMA 3150

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.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 25.85
+12210%
Atom N570 0.21

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.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 41068
+11943%
Atom N570 341

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.85 0.21
Recency 30 October 2023 1 March 2011
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 8 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 12209.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N570, on the other hand, has 875% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N570 in performance tests.


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