Celeron J4125 vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
+405%
Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86

Apple M2 outperforms Celeron J4125 by a whopping 405% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8141998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.56
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.4817.60
Architecture codenameno dataGemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache2 MB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB4 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data93 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Celeron J4125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Celeron J4125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M2 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Celeron J4125.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Apple M2 9.40
+405%
Celeron J4125 1.86

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.

Apple M2 14933
+405%
Celeron J4125 2957

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M2 1215
+400%
Celeron J4125 243

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M2 223
+196%
Celeron J4125 75

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 1.86
Recency 10 June 2022 4 November 2019
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 10 Watt

Apple M2 has a 405.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron J4125, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Celeron J4125 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Celeron J4125, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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