Apple M4 (10-core) vs Intel Celeron N4500
83.5Single-core20
51Multi-core20
93.3Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU20
40Platformspec-based24.4
11 spec wins — Apple M4 (10-core)0 spec wins — Intel Celeron N4500
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M4 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.2 to 30, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+64) and multi-core (+31). Intel Celeron N4500 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M4 (10-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 84 vs 20
- Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 20
- 1861% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,900 vs 709
- 1240% higher PassMark: 23,582 vs 1,760
- 400% higher cores: 10 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Celeron N4500
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M4 (10-core) | Intel Celeron N4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2021 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M4 (10-core) | Intel Celeron N4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+400% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 6+200% | 2 |
| Threads | 10+400% | 2 |
| Base clock | — | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz+58% | 2.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M4 (10-core) | Intel Celeron N4500 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 750 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M4 (10-core) | Intel Celeron N4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7500 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 32 GB+100% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M4 (10-core) | Intel Celeron N4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,810Top 10% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 14,900Top 27% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,180+382%Top 10% | 452Bottom 3% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 13,900+1861%Top 43% | 709Bottom 3% |
| PassMark | 23,582+1240%Top 39% | 1,760Bottom 2% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 168Bottom 3% |
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