Apple M2 Max vs Pentium M 715

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 715 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MApple M-Series
Power efficiencyno data20.10
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)no data
Release date23 June 2004 (20 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 715 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB36 MB
L3 cache0 KB48 MB
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors144 million67000 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.988V-1.34Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 715 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 715 and Apple M2 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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 715 and Apple M2 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 M 715 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 715 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 June 2004 17 January 2023
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 79 Watt

Pentium M 715 has 1028.6% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

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