Apple M2 Max vs Pentium Dual T4400

Place in the ranking	2590	386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	2.18	20.09
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	no data
Release date	1 December 2009 (14 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Apple M2 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	no data	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Apple M2 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	no data
Socket	P	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Apple M2 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

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M2 Max 38-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.

Pentium Dual T4400 0.81

Apple M2 Max 16.84
+1979%

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 Dual T4400 1284

Apple M2 Max 26649
+1975%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.81	16.84
Recency	1 December 2009	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Pentium Dual T4400 has 125.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 1979% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4400 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.