Apple M1 Max vs i5-4402E

Place in the ranking	2049	526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	6.40	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	1 October 2013 (11 years ago)	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$266	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4402E 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	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	10
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	2.9 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	28 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	130 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	960 Million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4402E 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.

Socket	FCBGA1364	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4402E and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4402E and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4402E and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4600

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.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-4402E 1.69

Apple M1 Max 13.90
+722%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-4402E 2681

Apple M1 Max 22080
+724%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.69	13.90
Recency	1 October 2013	18 October 2021
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	10
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	2060 Watt

i5-4402E has 8140% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has a 722.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 400% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4402E in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4402E and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.