Celeron 4205U vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

Place in the ranking	170	2578
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Apple M4	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	82.46	5.40
Architecture codename	no data	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107

Detailed specifications

M4 Pro (12 cores) 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.592 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.51 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	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on M4 Pro (12 cores) 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)	32 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) 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 M4 Pro (12 cores) 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 M4 Pro (12 cores) and Celeron 4205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	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.

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Apple M4 16-core GPU

Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Celeron 4205U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.69	0.85
Recency	30 October 2024	23 January 2019
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	15 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 3157.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 4205U, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

The M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 4205U in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Celeron 4205U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Celeron 4205U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.