Apple M2 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 265H with 16 cores 2.2GHz . 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 2.2GHz)
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H '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 7 265H
+18%
2010
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2
8538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
+122%
19013
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2
2694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
2718
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2
10130
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
+43%
14531
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2
120
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
+4%
125
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2
555
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
+86%
1033
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
265H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M2 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 140T
-
-
-
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
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
22
-
-
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
24 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
2300 MHz
1024
Shader Units
1024
64
Texture Units
64
32
Raster Operation Units
32
128
Execution Units
8
15 W
Power Consumption
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.86 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
4.7 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
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-
-
-
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