Apple M2 Max vs Celeron M 550
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 550 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 456 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Celeron M | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | no data |
| Release date | no data | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $294 | no data |
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 support | 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 |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Apple M2 Max outperforms Celeron M 550 by 5590% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 79 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 550 and Apple M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.
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