Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.1GHz)

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5X-6400 vs LPDDR5-6400)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (9W vs 30W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +22%

2650

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

2172

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +66%

14275

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

8552

Apple M2 Pro

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Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Dec 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Meteor Lake

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel BGA 2551

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

Arc Xe-LPG 64EU

-

Generation

Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)

Package

40 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel BGA 2551

30 W

Power Consumption

9 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Package

FC-BGA

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

2

8

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.1 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

10

4

Efficiency Core Threads

10

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

700 MHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

12

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

14

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

11.0

192 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-6400

32 GB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

2432

Shader Units

-

152

Texture Units

-

76

Raster Operation Units

-

304

Execution Units

-

35 W

Power Consumption

-

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

6.8 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

4.0

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

8

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