Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs E-450
Aggregate performance score
M4 Max (14 cores) outperforms E-450 by a whopping 4986% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3183 | 301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 11.61 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (14 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
E-450 and 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 | 2 | 14 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.65 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on E-450 and 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 | no data |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-450 and M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-450 and M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-450 and M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6320 | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.43 | 21.87 |
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 80 Watt |
E-450 has 344.4% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has a 4986% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD E-450 in performance tests.
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