Apple M2 Pro vs Celeron G5905

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.75
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 2424 Watt
13.70
+683%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Celeron G5905 by a whopping 683% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2022537
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency2.86no data
Release date1 July 2020 (4 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro 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 coresno data12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data3.3 MB
L2 cacheno data36 MB
L3 cache4 MB Intel® Smart Cache24 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro 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
SocketFCLGA1200no data
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 610Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Celeron G5905 1.75
Apple M2 Pro 13.70
+683%

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.

Celeron G5905 2786
Apple M2 Pro 21754
+681%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 13.70
Recency 1 July 2020 17 January 2023
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 2424 Watt

Celeron G5905 has 4079.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 682.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G5905 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G5905 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G5905 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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