Celeron N4000 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+1578%
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 1578% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4432529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency54.6814.66
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

M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads112
Base clock speed2.748 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.6 GHz
Multiplierno data11
L1 cacheno data112 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 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)27 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000. 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

M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 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 M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000. 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 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron N4000.

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 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+1578%
Celeron N4000 0.93

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 Pro 11-Core 24794
+1584%
Celeron N4000 1472

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 Pro 11-Core 1913
+1286%
Celeron N4000 138

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 Pro 11-Core 281
+296%
Celeron N4000 71

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 0.93
Recency 30 October 2023 11 December 2017
Physical cores 11 2
Threads 11 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 6 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 1578.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has 350% lower power consumption.

The M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.


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