Apple M2 Max vs Pentium G3470

Place in the ranking	2125	386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	2.72	20.09
Release date	1 January 2015 (9 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3470 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	3.6 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	3.3 MB
L2 cache	no data	36 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3470 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	FCLGA1150	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 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 G3470 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 Max integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 Max integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 Max integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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 G3470 1.53

Apple M2 Max 16.84
+1001%

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 G3470 2428

Apple M2 Max 26649
+998%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.53	16.84
Recency	1 January 2015	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	79 Watt

Pentium G3470 has 49.1% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 1000.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3470 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3470 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3470 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.