Apple M2 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX

VS

Apple M2

Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX with 14 cores 3.1GHz . 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 3.1GHz)

Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)

Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)

Score

Apple M2

VS

Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Jan 2025

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Arrow Lake

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel Socket 1851

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Arc Xe-LPG

-

Generation

Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

17-55 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

6

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

14

8

Total Thread Count

14

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

31

192 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

23 MB

-

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-6400

24 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1800 MHz

1024

Shader Units

-

64

Texture Units

-

32

Raster Operation Units

-

128

Execution Units

48

15 W

Power Consumption

-

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

4.0

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

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