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Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i7-13650HX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2022
Apple M2 Pro
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Q1/2023
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Intel Core i7-13650HX
Intel Core i7-13650HX

What's the best choice Apple M2 Pro or Intel Core i7-13650HX? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M2 Pro has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 12 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i7-13650HX has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.90 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 55 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

Apple M2 Pro Reasons to consider
Apple M2 Pro
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    41 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 55 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    68 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    47 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    9 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    14 left arrow 12

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13650HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    51 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    869 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    39 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    11 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro
Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel Core i7-13650HX
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Apple M2 left arrow Intel Core i 13000H
  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) left arrow Intel Core i7-12650HX
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Avalanche left arrow 6x Raptor Cove
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz (4.90 GHz)
  • B-Core
    4x Blizzard left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz (3.60 GHz)
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    256 left arrow 16
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 13
  • GPU Frequency
    1400 MHz left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    Apple M2 Pro (16 Core) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1550 MHz
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Shader
    2048 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13650HX and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    204.8 GB/s left arrow 76.8 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    4.0 left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M2 Pro and Intel Core i7-13650HX Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 157 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 86 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 55 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Pro and Intel Core i7-13650HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    M2 left arrow Raptor Lake H
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    36 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 24 MB
  • Operating systems
    macOS, iPadOS left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Release price
    - left arrow 485 $
  • Socket
    - left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    Apple Virtualization Framework left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Apple M2 Pro

Intel Core i7-13650HX

More results: 3

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-13650HX 6617.827103 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / G614JV
Duration: 151.107 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M2 Pro and Intel Core i7-13650HX.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1874.000000
Apple M2 Pro
1862.000000
Intel Core i7-13650HX
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

15506.000000
Apple M2 Pro
14302.000000
Intel Core i7-13650HX
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

5680.000000
Apple M2 Pro
397.000000
Intel Core i7-13650HX

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