Pentium 4 HT 650 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 HT 650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking189not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency31.33no data
Architecture codenameno dataPrescott (2001−2005)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)February 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 HT 650 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.748 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data28 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data109 mm2
Number of transistors92000 Million169 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 HT 650 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data775
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt84 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 HT 650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Max 40-Core GPUno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 16 1
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 84 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has 1500% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 2900% more advanced lithography process, and 7.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium 4 HT 650. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT 650 is a desktop one.


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