Intel Core i7 8550U vs Apple M2 Ultra

VS

Intel Core i7 8550U

Apple M2 Ultra

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8550U with 4 cores 1.8GHz and Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 8550U 's Advantages

Lower TDP (15W vs 60W)

Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.8GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

979

Apple M2 Ultra +76%

1729

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

2960

Apple M2 Ultra +876%

28910

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

1153

Apple M2 Ultra +141%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

2890

Apple M2 Ultra +634%

21217

Blender

Intel Core i7 8550U

56

Apple M2 Ultra +801%

505

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

966

Apple M2 Ultra +102%

1956

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

2960

Apple M2 Ultra +844%

27945

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

2059

Apple M2 Ultra +100%

4137

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8550U

5894

Apple M2 Ultra +727%

48776

Intel Core i7 8550U

VS

Apple M2 Ultra

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

May 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Kaby Lake R

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i7-8550U

Processor Number

-

BGA-1356

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics 620

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

134 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

60 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

16

8

Performance Core Threads

16

1.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

24

8

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

18x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

64 MB shared

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

32 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

16

37.5 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 8550U

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

12

PCIe Lanes

-

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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