Intel Core i5 8265U vs Apple M2 Pro

VS

Intel Core i5 8265U

Apple M2 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8265U with 4 cores 1.6GHz and Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 8265U 's Advantages

Lower TDP (15W vs 30W)

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 5 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/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

Intel Core i5 8265U

825

Apple M2 Pro +97%

1632

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8265U

2621

Apple M2 Pro +431%

13929

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8265U

1230

Apple M2 Pro +115%

2650

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8265U

3524

Apple M2 Pro +305%

14275

Blender

Intel Core i5 8265U

40

Apple M2 Pro +532%

253

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8265U

910

Apple M2 Pro +118%

1986

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8265U

2830

Apple M2 Pro +425%

14863

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 8265U

2095

Apple M2 Pro +96%

4116

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8265U

6030

Apple M2 Pro +335%

26265

Intel Core i5 8265U

VS

Apple M2 Pro

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Whiskey Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i5-8265U

Processor Number

-

BGA-1528

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics 620

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

40 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

30 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

8

1.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

16x

Multiplier

-

32 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

64 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

37.5 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

1100 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

192

Shader Units

2432

24

Texture Units

152

3

Raster Operation Units

76

24

Execution Units

304

15 W

Power Consumption

35 W

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

6.8 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 8265U

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

-

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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