Apple M1 Max vs Pentium B970

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
Apple M1 Max
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
13.91
+1946%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Pentium B970 by a whopping 1946% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B970 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2744534
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumApple M-Series
Power efficiency1.84no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)no data
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B970 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads210
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.22 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)2.9 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B970 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCPGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B970 and Apple M1 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B970 and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B970 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and Apple M1 Max integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B970 and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Pentium B970 0.68
Apple M1 Max 13.91
+1946%

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.

Pentium B970 1073
Apple M1 Max 22098
+1959%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 13.91
Recency 1 January 2012 18 October 2021
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 10
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 Max has a 1945.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.


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