Celeron 220 vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 outperforms Celeron 220 by a whopping 7131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 and Celeron 220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 807 | 3328 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 44.48 | 0.65 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Conroe (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M2 and Celeron 220 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1V-1.3375V |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M2 and Celeron 220 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 19 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Celeron 220. 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 | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Apple M2 and Celeron 220 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 Apple M2 and Celeron 220 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.40 | 0.13 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 19 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 7130.8% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron 220, on the other hand, has 5.3% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 220 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Celeron 220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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