Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Celeron M P4600
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Celeron M P4600 by a whopping 2346% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M P4600 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2824 | 537 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 1 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M P4600 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 | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2500 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M P4600 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 | PGA988 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3696 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M P4600 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Celeron M P4600 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M P4600 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 13.70 |
| Recency | 1 October 2010 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2424 Watt |
Celeron M P4600 has 6825.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has a 2346.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M P4600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M P4600 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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