Celeron 887 vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
+1900%
Celeron 887
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.47

Apple M2 outperforms Celeron 887 by a whopping 1900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M2 and Celeron 887 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8142919
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesIntel Celeron
Power efficiency44.452.61
Architecture codenameno dataSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

M2 and Celeron 887 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.424 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors20000 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M2 and Celeron 887 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Celeron 887. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

M2 and Celeron 887 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 and Celeron 887 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Celeron 887. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M2 and Celeron 887 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 and Celeron 887.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Apple M2 9.40
+1900%
Celeron 887 0.47

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.

Apple M2 14933
+1881%
Celeron 887 754

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 0.47
Recency 10 June 2022 1 September 2012
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 17 Watt

Apple M2 has a 1900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 887, on the other hand, has 17.6% lower power consumption.

The M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 887 in performance tests.


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