Apple M4 vs Intel Celeron 1000M

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Apple M4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 1000M
Apple M4 Intel Celeron 1000M

CPU comparison

Apple M4 or Intel Celeron 1000M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple M4 has 9 cores with 9 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.41 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M4 was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Celeron 1000M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 1000M was released in Q1/2013.
Apple M series (25) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Apple M4 (2) CPU group Intel Celeron 1000 (9)
4 Generation 3
M4 Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple M3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M4 is a 9 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz). The Intel Celeron 1000M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1000M
9 Cores 2
9 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz)
3x P-Core
A-Core 1.80 GHz
0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz)
6x E-Core
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1000M
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
3 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
160 Compute units 6
1280 Shader 48
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
24 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M4 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 1000M can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1000M
LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
18.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M4 has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Intel Celeron 1000M is 35 W.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1000M
22 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
15 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Apple M4 has a 18.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron 1000M cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1000M
3 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket PGA 988
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple M4 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1000M (12%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Apple M4 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1000M (4%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
2491 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
360 (14%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
3630 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
317 (9%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
13060 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
553 (4%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
650 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M4 Apple M4
Apple M4 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1070 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
346 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
38 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple M4 Intel Celeron 1000M
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024) Unknown

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