Apple M1 vs Pentium 350

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1472
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	no data
Release date	21 November 2011 (14 years ago)	10 November 2020 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Pentium 350 and M1: 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 350 and M1 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	FCLGA1155	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 350 and M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 350 and M1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 350 and M1 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 350 and M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 350 and M1.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	2	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 November 2011	10 November 2020
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm