Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7 1355U

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Apple M2 Intel Core i7 1355U

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 1355U with 10 cores 1.7GHz . 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

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.7GHz)

Intel Core i7 1355U's Advantages

Released 7 months late

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

Lower TDP (12W vs 15W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2

1701

Intel Core i7 1355U +5%

1800

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2

8538

Intel Core i7 1355U +9%

9362

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +13%

2694

Intel Core i7 1355U

2379

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 +27%

10130

Intel Core i7 1355U

7945

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 +31%

120

Intel Core i7 1355U

91

Blender

Apple M2 +33%

151

Intel Core i7 1355U

113

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 +11%

1914

Intel Core i7 1355U

1709

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 +6%

8942

Intel Core i7 1355U

8398

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +9%

3932

Intel Core i7 1355U

3594

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 +1%

15485

Intel Core i7 1355U

15257

Apple M2

VS

Intel Core i7 1355U

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

i7-1355U

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

15 W

Power Consumption

12-15 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

55W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

2

4

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.7 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

8

Total Core Count

10

8

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100MHz

-

Multiplier

17x

192K per core

L1 Cache

80K per core

16MB shared

L2 Cache

1280K per core

-

L3 Cache

12MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267

24GB

Max Memory Size

96GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

True

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

1024

Shader Units

768

64

Texture Units

48

32

Raster Operation Units

24

128

Execution Units

96

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.69 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 1355U

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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