Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs 3015Ce

Place in the ranking	2265	545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	20.81	no data
Architecture codename	Pollock (Zen) (2020)	no data
Release date	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

3015Ce and M2 Pro 10-Core 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	4	10
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	7.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on 3015Ce and M2 Pro 10-Core 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.

Socket	FT5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3015Ce and M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3015Ce and M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz)

Apple M2 Pro 16-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.

3015Ce 1.32

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 13.73
+940%

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.

3015Ce 2099

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 21802
+939%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

3015Ce 1135

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 12132
+969%

WebXPRT 3

3015Ce 118

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 391
+231%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.32	13.73
Recency	4 August 2020	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	10
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core has a 940.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 400% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the 3015Ce in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between 3015Ce and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.