Apple M2 Max vs Celeron M 550
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Max outperforms Celeron M 550 by a whopping 5686% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 550 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3109 | 385 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Celeron M | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.91 | 20.10 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | no data |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 550 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 550 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 79 Watt |
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.
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 | 0.29 | 16.78 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 79 Watt |
Celeron M 550 has 163.3% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 5686.2% higher aggregate performance score, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 550 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 550 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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