Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Pentium Dual T2370
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (8 cores) outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2370 by a whopping 4450% 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 | 3347 | 695 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 0.31 | 100.00 |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | no data |
| Release date | 1 January 2008 (17 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T2370 and M4 (8 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T2370 and M4 (8 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.
| Socket | PPGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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 | 0.26 | 11.83 |
| Recency | 1 January 2008 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has a 4450% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 (8 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Dual Core T2370 in performance tests.
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