Apple M2
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Released
Q1/2022
Apple M2

Processor Apple M2, specifications and benchmarks

164 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
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 family and group

General information about the processor Apple M2

  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Family
  • Generation
    2
  • CPU group
    Apple M2
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

Apple M2 Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    4x Avalanche
  • B core
    4x Blizzard
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    Apple M2 (8 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    3.50 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
    128
  • Shader
    0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Generation
    2
  • DirectX Version
  • Technology
    5 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2022
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode
  • AV1
    Decode
  • AVC
    Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-5500
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
    4.0
  • PCIe lanes
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W
  • TDP up
    20 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    16.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    --
  • Architecture
    M2
  • Technology
    5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2022
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    68 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    283 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    42 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    120 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    361 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    46 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    125 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Apple M2 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Synonyms

Similar processors in terms of performance.

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

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

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