Pentium III 1400 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Pentium III 1400 by a whopping 22892% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium III 1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 176 | 3383 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 29.21 | 0.37 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Tualatin (2000−2002) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | December 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium III 1400 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium III 1400 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 31 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 40-core GPU | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.59 | 0.12 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 31 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 22891.7% higher aggregate performance score, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 4233.3% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium III 1400, on the other hand, has 190.3% lower power consumption.
The M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium III 1400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1400 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Pentium III 1400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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