Pentium N3700 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+3338%
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Pentium N3700 by a whopping 3338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1802621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple M4Intel Pentium
Power efficiency64.2612.46
Architecture codenameno dataBraswell (2015−2016)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads144
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700 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 dataFCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700. 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 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700 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 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
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 20-core GPUIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Pentium N3700.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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 data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 0.79
Recency 30 October 2024 1 April 2015
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 14 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 6 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 3338% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium N3700, on the other hand, has 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Pentium N3700 is a notebook one.


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