Celeron 5205U 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
+3016%
Celeron 5205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.90

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Celeron 5205U by a whopping 3016% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1652542
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency29.335.65
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U 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 data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
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 5205U 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 dataFCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U are enumerated here.

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 5205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U 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 5205U 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 5205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 0.90
Recency 30 October 2024 31 October 2019
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 3015.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 5205U, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 5205U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 5205U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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