Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Celeron Dual-Core T3000
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 538 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Penryn-1M (2009) | no data |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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.
| Socket | P (478) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3696 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2424 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T3000 has 6825.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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