Apple M1
VS
Intel Celeron N4020
Apple M1
VS
Intel Celeron N4020

Which to select

It is time to pick the winner. What is the difference between Apple M1 vs Intel Celeron N4020? What CPU is more powerful? It is quite easy to determine – look at comparison table. The processor with more cores/ threads and also with higher frequency is the absolute winner!

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Who will win between Apple M1 vs  Intel Celeron N4020. The general performance of a CPU can easily be determined based on the number of its cores and the thread count, as well as the base frequency and Turbo frequency. The more GHz and cores a CPU has, the better. Please note that high technical specs require using a powerful cooling system.

3.20 GHz
Frequency
1.10 GHz
8
CPU Cores
2
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
2.80 GHz
no data
Turbo (2 Cores)
2.70 GHz
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
No turbo
Turbo (8 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
4x Firestorm
A core
4x Icestorm
B core
--
C core

CPU generation and family

Apple M1
Name
Mobile
Segment
Apple M1
CPU group
Apple M series
Family
1
Generation
--
Predecessor
--
Successor

Internal Graphics

Some manufacturers complement their CPUs with graphic chips, such a solution being especially popular in laptops. The higher the clock frequency of a GPU is and the bigger its memory, the better. Find a winner - Apple M1 vs Intel Celeron N4020. 

Apple M1 (8 Core)
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 600
3.20 GHz
GPU frequency
0.20 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
0.65 GHz
1
Generation
9.5
DirectX Version
12
128
Execution units
12
0
Shader
96
no data
Max. Memory
8 GB
2
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q4/2020
Release date
Q4/2017
8 GB
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Here we deal with specs that are used by some CPU manufacturers. These numbers are mainly technical and can be neglected for the purpose of the comparison analysis.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode
AV1

Memory & PCIe

These are memory standards supported by CPUs. The higher such standards, the better a CPU’s performance is.

LPDDR4X-4266
Memory type
DDR4-2400LPDDR4-2400
16 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
4.0
PCIe version
2.0
PCIe lanes
6

Encryption

Data encryption support

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & AMP; PCIe

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, is the maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component (often a CPU, GPU or system on a chip) that the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.

no data
TDP
6 W
--
Tjunction max.
--
20 W
TDP up
--
10 W
TDP down
--
15 W
TDP (PL1)
--
TDP (PL2)

Technical details

8
CPU Threads
2
--
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
14 nm
M1
Architecture
Gemini Lake Refresh
None
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
N/A
Socket
BGA 1090
Q4/2020
Release date
Q4/2019
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
16.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
Part Number
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

You probably know already what devices use CPUs. These can be a desktop or a laptop.

Apple iMac 24 (2021) Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020) Apple MacBook Air (2020) Apple Mac mini (2020) Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021) Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Used in
Unknown

Compatibility

Technologies and extensions

Virtualization technologies

Memory specs

Peripherals

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The latter is used for creation of 3D models and forms. Cinebench R15 is used for single-core processor performance benchmark test. The hyperthreading ability doesn't count. It is the updated version of Cinebench 11.5. As all new versions, the updated benchmark is based on Cinema 4 Suite software

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 can be used for multi-core processor performance benchmark testing. The test produces precise and accurate results. This benchmark is the updated version of the Cinebench 11.5 which is based on Cinema 4 Suite soft.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors. The result is the estimated computing power in the Single-Precision FP32 mode