Apple M2 Max vs Celeron N4020C

Place in the ranking	2484	385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	15.30	20.10
Release date	1 January 2021 (3 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020C 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	1.1 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	3.3 MB
L2 cache	no data	36 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020C 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCBGA1090	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	-	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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no 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 N4020C 0.97

Apple M2 Max 16.78
+1630%

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 N4020C 1534

Apple M2 Max 26656
+1638%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.97	16.78
Recency	1 January 2021	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	79 Watt

Celeron N4020C has 1216.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 1629.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020C in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4020C and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.