Celeron N4100 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
25.85
+1579%
Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 1579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1942132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency31.3624.29
Architecture codenameno dataGoldmont Plus (2017)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.748 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplierno data11
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100. 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 M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 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 M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 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 N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100.

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 M3 Max 16-Core 25.85
+1579%
Celeron N4100 1.54

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 41068
+1574%
Celeron N4100 2453

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 3264
+1548%
Celeron N4100 198

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 M3 Max 16-Core 271
+295%
Celeron N4100 69

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 22938
+1705%
Celeron N4100 1271

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 2325
+474%
Celeron N4100 405

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 421
+460%
Celeron N4100 75

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.85 1.54
Recency 30 October 2023 11 December 2017
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 6 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 1578.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4100, on the other hand, has 1200% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron N4100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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