Apple M2 vs Intel Core i5 13500HX

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Apple M2 Intel Core i5 13500HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 13500HX with 14 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)

Intel Core i5 13500HX 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2

1701

Intel Core i5 13500HX +9%

1860

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2

8538

Intel Core i5 13500HX +113%

18264

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +14%

2694

Intel Core i5 13500HX

2344

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2

10130

Intel Core i5 13500HX +27%

12886

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 +17%

120

Intel Core i5 13500HX

102

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M2

555

Intel Core i5 13500HX +57%

872

Blender

Apple M2

151

Intel Core i5 13500HX +63%

247

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 +8%

1914

Intel Core i5 13500HX

1766

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2

8942

Intel Core i5 13500HX +53%

13738

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +9%

3932

Intel Core i5 13500HX

3583

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2

15485

Intel Core i5 13500HX +84%

28608

Apple M2

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Intel Core i5 13500HX

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Jan 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-13500HX

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (16EU)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

15 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

157 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

14

8

Total Thread Count

20

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

25x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

24 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1500 MHz

1024

Shader Units

128

64

Texture Units

16

32

Raster Operation Units

8

128

Execution Units

16

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.382 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i5 13500HX

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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