Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Athlon PRO 300U
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1739 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 16.21 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge 2 (2019) | no data |
| Release date | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FP5 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 April 2019 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Athlon PRO 300U has 433.3% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 600% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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