Pentium 4 2.4 GHz vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking187not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3Pentium 4
Power efficiency31.31no data
Architecture codenameno dataNorthwood (2002−2004)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed2.748 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data400 MHz
Chip lithography3 nm130 nm
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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.

Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt59.8 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Max 40-Core GPUno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 40976
+31179%
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 131

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 16 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 3 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 59 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 4233.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz, on the other hand, has 32.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is a desktop one.


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