Apple M2 vs Intel Core i5 8250U

VS

Apple M2

Intel Core i5 8250U

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 8250U with 4 cores 1.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.6GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 +89%

1701

Intel Core i5 8250U

898

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 +176%

8538

Intel Core i5 8250U

3085

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +126%

2694

Intel Core i5 8250U

1191

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 +211%

10130

Intel Core i5 8250U

3252

Blender

Apple M2 +175%

146

Intel Core i5 8250U

53

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 +124%

1914

Intel Core i5 8250U

853

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 +216%

8942

Intel Core i5 8250U

2825

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +106%

3932

Intel Core i5 8250U

1905

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 +162%

15485

Intel Core i5 8250U

5888

Apple M2

VS

Intel Core i5 8250U

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Aug 2017

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake R

-

Processor Number

i5-8250U

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1356

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 620

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.6 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.4 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

8

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

16x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

256 K per core

-

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

24 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

37.5 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

1100 MHz

1024

Shader Units

192

64

Texture Units

24

32

Raster Operation Units

3

128

Execution Units

24

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i5 8250U

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

12

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Related CPU Comparisons

1

Apple M2 vs Intel Processor N100

2

Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7 10875H

3

Apple M2 vs Intel Pentium N3710

4

Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940H

5

Apple M2 vs Apple M4 Max 14 Cores

6

Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7 10510U

7

Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

8

Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

9

Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

10

Apple M2 vs Intel Core i5 1130G7

Related News

1

Intel Reports High Return Rates for Devices Featuring Snapdragon X Series; Qualcomm Counters with 'Industry Standard' Claim

2

Intel Confirms Panther Lake Adopts 18A Process, ES0 Samples Already Sent to Customers

3

Complete Lineup of Core Ultra 200HX/H/U and Core 200H/U Revealed: 31 Models to Dazzle the Eyes

4

Amechi Unveils V1 Mini PC: Only 0.33L Volume with 150W Power Consumption

5

iPhone 17 Series Set for Major Design Overhaul: Camera Module Transformed into Sleek Strip

6

The Thinnest iPhone Ever! iPhone 17 Air Reportedly Enters Foxconn's NPI Stage

7

Apple Allegedly Cancels M4 Extreme, Originally Planned for Mac Pro with 64-Core CPU and 160-Core GPU

8

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.2: Intel Arrow Lake Gaming Performance Soars by 33%!

9

Intel Finally Achieves Frame Generation! 'F1 24' Becomes the First XeSS 2 Game

10

World's First! Intel Arc B580 Graphics Card Arrives Early