Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs Pentium 3825U
Aggregate performance score
M3 Max 14-Core outperforms Pentium 3825U by a whopping 2522% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2841 | 323 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.06 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Apple M3 |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-U (2015) | no data |
| Release date | 1 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core 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 | 1.9 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1300 Million | 92000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core 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 | FCBGA1168 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors | Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3825U and M3 Max 14-Core.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
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 | 0.79 | 20.71 |
| Recency | 1 March 2015 | 30 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
Apple M3 Max 14-Core has a 2521.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 600% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M3 Max 14-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 3825U in performance tests.
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