Celeron 3965Y vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
28.04
+3639%
Celeron 3965Y
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.75

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Celeron 3965Y by a whopping 3639% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1652661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4Intel Celeron
Power efficiency29.3311.77
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)21 April 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y 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 speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y 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 dataFCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUIntel HD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965Y.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 0.75
Recency 30 October 2024 21 April 2017
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 6 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 3638.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 3965Y, on the other hand, has 1400% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3965Y in performance tests.


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