Apple M2 vs Apple M1
Compared 2 processors: Apple M2, vs Apple M1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 37.1 GOps/s | 33.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 37.8 GOps/s | 35.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 175 M primes/s | 142 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 23.9 M strings/s | 21.1 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 9.5 GB/s | 8.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 187.1 MB/s | 168.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 1677 frames/s | 1364 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 76 M matrices/s | 69 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1130 MB/s | 936.1 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 80.4 KLines/s | 71.3 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 235.3 pages/s | 204.8 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 266.1 MP/sec | 241.1 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 257.4 pages/s | 242.5 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 42.1 frames/s | 34.8 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 107 frames/s | 79.9 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 10.5 MP/sec | 9.28 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 562.3 PPW | 626.1 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 869.1 PPW | 1010.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 32.3 PPW | 31.8 PPW |
| Blender / W | 6.07 PPW | 6.81 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | June, 6, 2022 | November, 20, 2020 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Apple M2 | Apple M1 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M2 GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Threads count | 8 | 8 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 12 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 20 billion | 16 billion |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 18 W | 14 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Max Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB | 68.25 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Results
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