Apple M2 Pro vs Celeron 2961Y
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro outperforms Celeron 2961Y by a whopping 3067% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2971 | 543 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 3.41 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | no data |
| Release date | 1 December 2013 (11 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11.5 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| Matrix Storage | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2961Y and M2 Pro.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 4 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
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 | 0.43 | 13.62 |
| Recency | 1 December 2013 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has a 3067.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.
The M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2961Y in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2961Y and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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