Apple M2 Pro vs Celeron J4125

Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.93
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 2424 Watt
14.20
+636%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Celeron J4125 by a whopping 636% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1979536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.38no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency17.60no data
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)no data
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache56 KB (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)36 MB
L3 cache4 MB24 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size93 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 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
SocketFCBGA1090no data
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 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 J4125 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 600Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Apple M2 Pro integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 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 eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Apple M2 Pro integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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 J4125 1.93
Apple M2 Pro 14.20
+636%

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 J4125 2957
Apple M2 Pro 21729
+635%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron J4125 243
Apple M2 Pro 2069
+751%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron J4125 75
Apple M2 Pro 230
+205%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron J4125 1394
Apple M2 Pro 15010
+977%

WebXPRT 3

Celeron J4125 89
Apple M2 Pro 386
+335%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 14.20
Recency 4 November 2019 17 January 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 2424 Watt

Celeron J4125 has 24140% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 635.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J4125 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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