Apple M2 vs Intel Processor U300
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Processor U300 with 5 cores 1.2GHz . 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 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Processor U300 's Advantages
Released 7 months late
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2
+8%
1701
Intel Processor U300
1571
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2
+74%
8538
Intel Processor U300
4883
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2
+24%
2694
Intel Processor U300
2156
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2
+98%
10130
Intel Processor U300
5096
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Apple M2
+21%
1914
Intel Processor U300
1572
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Apple M2
+86%
8942
Intel Processor U300
4783
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2
+31%
3932
Intel Processor U300
2999
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2
+86%
15485
Intel Processor U300
8295
General Parameters
Jun 2022
Release Date
Jan 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake
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Processor Number
U300
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M2 GPU
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (48EU)
-
-
-
Package
20 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
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-
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15 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
55 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
1
4
Performance Core Threads
2
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.9 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
8
Total Core Count
5
8
Total Thread Count
6
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
12
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-
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5200,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-5200,LPDDR5x-5200,LPDDR4x-4267
24 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
1024
Shader Units
384
64
Texture Units
24
32
Raster Operation Units
12
128
Execution Units
48
15 W
Power Consumption
15
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.86 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.8 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
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