Celeron B830 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Celeron B830 by a whopping 4685% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 193 | 2848 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 31.19 | 1.45 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 25.84 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 1 September 2012 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 4685.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron B830, on the other hand, has 122.9% lower power consumption.
The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B830 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Celeron B830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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