Apple M2 Max vs Pentium M 718
Aggregate performance score
M2 Max outperforms Pentium M 718 by a whopping 15230% 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 | 3691 | 541 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 8.19 |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Banias (2003) | no data |
| Release date | no data | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 718 and M2 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 718 and M2 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 79 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.10 | 15.33 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 79 Watt |
Pentium M 718 has 690% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 15230% higher aggregate performance score, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 718 in performance tests.
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