Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Pentium Extreme Edition 955
Aggregate performance score
M4 Max (14 cores) outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 955 by a whopping 8019% 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 | 3360 | 293 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | 11.58 |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | no data |
| Release date | 27 December 2005 (19 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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 | 4 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 3.466 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.47 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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 | 775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 80 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | 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 | 0.27 | 21.92 |
| Recency | 27 December 2005 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 80 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (14 cores) has a 8018.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 600% more physical cores and 250% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 955 is a desktop processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.
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