Intel Core i7 12650HX vs Apple M2

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12650HX, vs Apple M2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 12650HX and Apple M2
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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
1739
Apple M2
1581
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
18292
Apple M2
8667
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
Apple M2
125
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
Apple M2
582
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
2457
Apple M2
3902
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
20612
Apple M2
15644
Integer Math78.7 GOps/s37.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math39.2 GOps/s37.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search100 M primes/s175 M primes/s
Random String Sort29.3 M strings/s23.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.3 GB/s9.5 GB/s
Data Compression278.1 MB/s187.1 MB/s
Physics1596 frames/s1677 frames/s
Extended Instructions106 M matrices/s76 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
2401
Apple M2
2589
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
12087
Apple M2
10122
File Compressionn/a1130 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a80.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a235.3 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a266.1 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a257.4 pages/s
Background Blurn/a42.1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a107 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a10.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
Apple M2
109.19

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 219.8 PPW 562.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 374.8 PPW 869.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 32.3 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.07 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced May, 10, 2022 June, 6, 2022
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Alder Lake Apple M2
Model number i7-12650HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Apple M2 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Frequency 2.0 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency1.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count148
Threads count208
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier20xn/a
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 20 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 18 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W n/a
Socket BGA-1964 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 128 GB 24 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 102.4 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 n/a

Results

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