Apple M1 Max vs Celeron N5100

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.08
Apple M1 Max
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2060 Watt
13.90
+568%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Celeron N5100 by a whopping 568% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1882526
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Power efficiency32.97no data
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)no data
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads410
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cacheno data2.9 MB
L2 cache1.5 MB28 MB
L3 cache4 MB48 MB
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1338no data
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 Max. 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 N5100 and Apple M1 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 Max 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 N5100 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD GraphicsApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 Max 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 N5100 and Apple M1 Max integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 Max integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N5100 and Apple M1 Max.

PCI Express lanes8no data
USB revision2.0/3.2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports14no 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 N5100 2.08
Apple M1 Max 13.90
+568%

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 N5100 3311
Apple M1 Max 22081
+567%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N5100 1788
Apple M1 Max 12697
+610%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.08 13.90
Recency 11 January 2021 18 October 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 10
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 2060 Watt

Celeron N5100 has 34233.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has a 568.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5100 in performance tests.


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