Celeron 3867U vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
26.30
+2698%
Celeron 3867U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.94

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Celeron 3867U by a whopping 2698% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1882511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency31.325.82
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)1 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.748 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U 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
Socketno dataFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPUIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron 3867U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 M3 Max 16-Core 26.30
+2698%
Celeron 3867U 0.94

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 M3 Max 16-Core 40993
+2694%
Celeron 3867U 1467

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 3264
+2336%
Celeron 3867U 134

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 22938
+2527%
Celeron 3867U 873

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.30 0.94
Recency 30 October 2023 1 March 2019
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 2697.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 3867U, on the other hand, has 420% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3867U in performance tests.


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