Apple M2 vs Intel Processor N250
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Processor N250 with 4 cores 0.1GHz . 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
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 0.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Processor N250 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Lower TDP (6W vs 15W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2
+164%
2694
Intel Processor N250
1017
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2
+398%
10130
Intel Processor N250
2031
General Parameters
Jun 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Twin Lake
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Processor Number
N250
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel BGA 1264
Apple M2 GPU
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
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Generation
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Package
20 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
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-
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15 W
Power Consumption
6 W
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-
-
-
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
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Foundry
Intel
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
4
Performance Core Threads
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3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
0.1 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
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Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
1.0
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-
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
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L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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-
-
-
-
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
24 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 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
1250 MHz
1024
Shader Units
256
64
Texture Units
16
32
Raster Operation Units
8
128
Execution Units
32
15 W
Power Consumption
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.86 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
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