Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M1

64 out 100
Apple M2 Pro
VS
52 out 100
Apple M1

Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 Pro, vs Apple M1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M2 Pro and Apple M1
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
1589
Apple M1
1514
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
13876
Apple M1
7800
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
125
Apple M1
108
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
795
Apple M1
445
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
4097
Apple M1
3681
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
26649
Apple M1
14147
Integer Math57.8 GOps/s33.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math73.4 GOps/s35.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search356 M primes/s142 M primes/s
Random String Sort41 M strings/s21.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.7 GB/s8.6 GB/s
Data Compression335.8 MB/s168.8 MB/s
Physics3605 frames/s1364 frames/s
Extended Instructions143 M matrices/s69 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
2666
Apple M1
2383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
14489
Apple M1
8765
File Compression1630 MB/s936.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation125.3 KLines/s71.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser356.9 pages/s204.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering352.9 MP/sec241.1 MP/sec
Text Processing266.9 pages/s242.5 pages/s
Background Blur53.8 frames/s34.8 frames/s
Photo Processing126.3 frames/s79.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing17 MP/sec9.28 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M2 Pro
198.23
Apple M1
95.27

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 483 PPW 626.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 888.3 PPW 1010.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 26.5 PPW 31.8 PPW
Blender / W 6.61 PPW 6.81 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced January, 17, 2023 November, 20, 2020
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv8
Codename Apple M2 Apple M1
Integrated GPU Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) Apple M1 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
General
Cores count128
Threads count128
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache32 KB/core12 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 40 billion 16 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 30 W 14 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR4X-4266
Max Size 32 GB 16 GB
Channels 4 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 204.8 GB 68.25 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M2 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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