Apple M1 Max vs Pentium E5300
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 Max outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 1924% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5300 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2707 | 621 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | no data |
| Release date | November 2008 (15 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
| Current price | $36 (0.6x MSRP) | $8.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5300 and Apple M1 Max 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 2.9 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 57000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5300 and Apple M1 Max 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 | LGA775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium E5300 and Apple M1 Max 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 E5300 and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 Max 32-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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Apple M1 Max outperforms Pentium E5300 by 1924% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Apple M1 Max outperforms Pentium E5300 by 2351% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 11.74 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium E5300 is a desktop processor while Apple M1 Max is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5300 and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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