Celeron 4205U vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Celeron 4205U by a whopping 1715% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 443 | 2571 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 54.68 | 5.42 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 23 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
Detailed specifications
M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U 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 | 11 (Undeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 11 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U 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 | Intel BGA 1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU | Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.61 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 23 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 11 | 2 |
| Threads | 11 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 15 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 1715.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron 4205U, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.
The M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 4205U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Celeron 4205U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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