Apple M2 Max vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500

Place in the ranking	2596	385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron Dual-Core	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	2.16	20.10
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	no data
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Apple M2 Max 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	no data	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	no data	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Apple M2 Max 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.

Socket	Socket P PGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 0.80

Apple M2 Max 16.78
+1998%

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1275

Apple M2 Max 26656
+1991%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.80	16.78
Recency	26 September 2010	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 has 125.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 1997.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T3500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.