Celeron 1007U vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
25.82
+4772%
Celeron 1007U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.53

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Celeron 1007U by a whopping 4772% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1892852
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency31.332.95
Architecture codenameno dataIvy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.748 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors92000 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U 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 dataFCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPUIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 M3 Max 16-Core 25.82
+4772%
Celeron 1007U 0.53

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 M3 Max 16-Core 41013
+4788%
Celeron 1007U 839

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.82 0.53
Recency 30 October 2023 20 January 2013
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 17 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 4771.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 633.3% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 1007U, on the other hand, has 358.8% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 1007U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 1007U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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