Apple M2 Max vs Celeron 947UE

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 947UE and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated384
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Power efficiencyno data20.08
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)no data
Release date20 January 2013 (11 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 947UE and Apple M2 Max 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache1024 KB48 MB
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million67000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 947UE and Apple M2 Max 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 configuration1no data
SocketIntel BGA1023no data
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 947UE and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 947UE and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 947UE and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 January 2013 17 January 2023
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 79 Watt

Celeron 947UE has 364.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 947UE and Apple M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.


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