Intel Core i7 8559U vs Apple M2
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz and Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
1416
Apple M2
+90%
2694
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
4869
Apple M2
+108%
10130
Blender
Intel Core i7 8559U
69
Apple M2
+111%
146
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Jun 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Kaby Lake-R
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Intel BGA 1356
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
20 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
15 W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
-
123 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
4
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
27.0
Multiplier
-
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
32 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
2.86 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
4.0
