Atom C3338 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
27.97
+4203%
Atom C3338
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 8 Watt
0.65

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Atom C3338 by a whopping 4203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1682759
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M4Intel Atom
Power efficiency29.416.83
Architecture codenameno dataGoldmont (2016−2017)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338 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)
Threads162
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz2.2 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L1 cacheno data112 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4: 1866
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Atom C3338.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data10
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data10
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 GBE

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 0.65
Recency 30 October 2024 22 February 2017
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 8 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 4203.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Atom C3338, on the other hand, has 1025% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3338 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Atom C3338 is a server/workstation one.


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