Apple M1 Max vs Atom N280

Primary details

Comparing Atom N280 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	527
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	no data
Release date	1 February 2009 (15 years ago)	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom N280 and Apple M1 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	10
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	3.22 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	666.66 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	2.9 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	28 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	57000 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N280 and Apple M1 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	PBGA437	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N280 and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N280 and Apple M1 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N280 and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N280 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

8 GB

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 February 2009	18 October 2021
Physical cores	1	10
Threads	2	10
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	2060 Watt

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