Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Processor N97
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Processor N97 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Processor N97 's Advantages
Lower TDP (12W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
+68%
1632
Intel Processor N97
971
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
+366%
13929
Intel Processor N97
2986
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
+115%
2650
Intel Processor N97
1229
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
+409%
14275
Intel Processor N97
2802
Blender
Apple M2 Pro
+666%
253
Intel Processor N97
33
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
+92%
4116
Intel Processor N97
2139
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
+340%
26265
Intel Processor N97
5957
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Jan 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
N97
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1264
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (24EU)
-
-
-
Package
40 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
-
-
-
30 W
Power Consumption
12 W
-
-
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
-
-
-
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
-
-
12
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
36x
-
-
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-4800
32 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
1
204.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
2432
Shader Units
256
152
Texture Units
16
76
Raster Operation Units
8
304
Execution Units
24
35 W
Power Consumption
10 W
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
6.8 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.3 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
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