Am486DX4-100 vs Apple M1 Max
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Max and Am486DX4-100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 534 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Apple M-Series | AMD Am486 |
Architecture codename | no data | 80486 (1989) |
Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Max and Am486DX4-100 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
Threads | 10 | no data |
Base clock speed | 2.06 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
Bus type | no data | FSB |
Bus rate | no data | 33 MT/s |
Multiplier | no data | 3 |
L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 8 KB |
L2 cache | 28 MB | no data |
L3 cache | 48 MB | no data |
Chip lithography | 5 nm | 500 nm |
Number of transistors | 57000 Million | 1 Million |
64 bit support | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Max and Am486DX4-100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Physical cores | 10 | 1 |
Chip lithography | 5 nm | 500 nm |
Apple M1 Max has 900% more physical cores, and a 9900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Max and Am486DX4-100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M1 Max is a notebook processor while Am486DX4-100 is a desktop one.
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