Apple M2 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 225H with 14 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
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2
1701
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+18%
2015
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2
8538
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+87%
16026
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2
2694
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
2716
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2
10130
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+32%
13398
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2
+10%
120
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
109
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2
555
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+47%
821
Blender
Apple M2
146
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+53%
224
General Parameters
Jun 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
225H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M2 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 130T
Package
20 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
8
Total Core Count
14
8
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
17
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
24 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1024
Shader Units
896
64
Texture Units
56
32
Raster Operation Units
28
128
Execution Units
7
15 W
Power Consumption
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.86 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.9 TFLOPS
