Apple M1 Max vs Pentium D 930

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 930 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	514
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	no data
Release date	16 January 2006 (18 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 930 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	2	10
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	2.9 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	28 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	376 million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 930 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	2	no data
Socket	LGA775,PLGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 930 and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 930 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 Pentium D 930 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 Pentium D 930 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 January 2006	18 October 2021
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	10
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm

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