Apple M1 Max vs Pentium M 740

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 740 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MApple M-Series
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)no data
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)18 October 2021 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 740 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 cores1 (Single-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads110
Base clock speed1.73 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz3.22 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB2.9 MB
L2 cache2 MB28 MB
L3 cache0 KB48 MB
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors144 million57000 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 740 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479no data
Power consumption (TDP)27 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium M 740 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 M 740 and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Apple M1 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 M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 January 2005 18 October 2021
Physical cores 1 10
Threads 1 10
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 Max has an age advantage of 16 years, 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium M 740 and Apple M1 Max. We've got no test results to judge.


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