Celeron 3965U vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
27.97
+2466%
Celeron 3965U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.09

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Celeron 3965U by a whopping 2466% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1682412
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4Intel Celeron
Power efficiency29.416.88
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake-U (2017)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U 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 speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.7 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U 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 dataFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
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 M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U 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 M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U 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 M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U. 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 data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U 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 M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Celeron 3965U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 1.09
Recency 30 October 2024 3 January 2017
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 2466.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 3965U, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3965U in performance tests.


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