Athlon PRO 200GE vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Athlon PRO 200GE by a whopping 1103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M4 Max (16 cores) and Athlon PRO 200GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 167 | 1813 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 29.43 | 6.29 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 Max (16 cores) and Athlon PRO 200GE 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Max (16 cores) and Athlon PRO 200GE 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and Athlon PRO 200GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and Athlon PRO 200GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and Athlon PRO 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M4 40-core GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.79 | 2.31 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 1 June 2018 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 1103% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon PRO 200GE, on the other hand, has 157.1% lower power consumption.
The M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 200GE in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Athlon PRO 200GE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Athlon PRO 200GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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