Apple M2 Pro vs Celeron N3150

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3150
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.75
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73
+1731%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Celeron N3150 by a whopping 1731% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2669544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency11.83no data
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)no data
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3150 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed2.08 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data3.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3150 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1170no data
Power consumption (TDP)6 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
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
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 SeriesApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency640 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3150 and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.

Celeron N3150 0.75
Apple M2 Pro 13.73
+1731%

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 N3150 1189
Apple M2 Pro 21802
+1734%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N3150 118
Apple M2 Pro 2069
+1653%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N3150 32
Apple M2 Pro 230
+619%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 13.73
Recency 1 April 2015 17 January 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro has a 1730.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.


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