Apple M2 Pro vs Celeron D 346

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron D 346 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)no data
Release dateOctober 2004 (20 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron D 346 and Apple 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache16 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache256 KB36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Die size109 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors125 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.25V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 346 and Apple 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 configuration1no data
SocketPLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 346 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Celeron D 346 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 346 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 346 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 2424 Watt

Celeron D 346 has 2785.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron D 346 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron D 346 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


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