Pentium J4205 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
+1752%
Pentium J4205
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.51

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Pentium J4205 by a whopping 1752% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1682142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.17
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4Intel Pentium
Power efficiency29.4114.29
Architecture codenameno dataGoldmont (2016−2017)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz2.6 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205 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 dataFCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205 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 Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUIntel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 1.51
Recency 30 October 2024 30 August 2016
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 10 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 1752.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium J4205, on the other hand, has 800% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J4205 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Pentium J4205 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium J4205, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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