Apple M2 Max vs Celeron M ULV 523
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M ULV 523 and M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 394 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.12 |
| Release date | 1 July 2007 (17 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M ULV 523 and 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 cores | no data | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 0.93 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M ULV 523 and 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 79 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M ULV 523 and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M ULV 523 and M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M ULV 523 and M2 Max are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2007 | 17 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 79 Watt |
Celeron M ULV 523 has 1480% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M ULV 523 and M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.
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