Pentium G4600 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
+1034%
Pentium G4600
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.28

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Pentium G4600 by a whopping 1034% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1941822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency31.364.23
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$87

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 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 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 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 dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPUIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
+1034%
Pentium G4600 2.28

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
+1036%
Pentium G4600 3614

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.85 2.28
Recency 30 October 2023 3 January 2017
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 51 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 1033.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium G4600, on the other hand, has 52.9% lower power consumption.

The M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Pentium G4600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium G4600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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