Apple M2
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Released
Q1/2022
Apple M2

Processor Apple M2, specifications and benchmarks

Apple M2 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q1/2022. Here are all the Apple M2’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.50 GHz, total of cores is 8. The CPU supports LPDDR5-5500 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket N/A. The TDP for CPU is 15 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    Apple M2
  • Family
    Apple M series
  • Generation
    2
  • Name
    Apple M2
  • Predecessor
    —
  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    4x Avalanche
  • B-Core
    4x Blizzard
  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    No turbo
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    —
  • Execution units
    128
  • Generation
    2
  • GPU Frequency
    3500 MHz
  • GPU name
    Apple M2 (8 Core)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022
  • Shader
    0
  • Technology
    5 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • VP8
    Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-5500
  • PCIe lanes
    —
  • PCIe version
    4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    —
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    10 W
  • TDP up
    20 W
Technical details
  • Architecture
    M2
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    16 MB
  • L3-Cache
    —
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q1/2022
  • Socket
    —
  • Technology
    5 nm
  • Virtualization
    None
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Published results: 10

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsApple M2
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / macOS 108.981218 samples/min Submissions: 124
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / macOS 107.210301 samples/min Submissions: 47
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / macOS 105.547344 samples/min Submissions: 110
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / macOS 107.226936 samples/min Submissions: 55
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / macOS 107.178387 samples/min Submissions: 53
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / macOS 111.263779 samples/min Submissions: 63
Blender 5.0.0 / CPU / macOS 103.199504 samples/min Submissions: 5
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / macOS 102.840324 samples/min Submissions: 11
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / macOS 104.380321 samples/min Submissions: 14
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / macOS 100.173049 samples/min Submissions: 20

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PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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