Apple M2 (8C10G-FL) vs Intel Core i5-8250U Full Specs
8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.49GHz | 4 Cores 8 Threads 1.6GHz |
TDP 15W | TDP 15W |
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5 | Bandwidth 34.1GB/s ·· |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 3.58 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 422.4 GFLOPSFP16 |
Socket - | Socket |
8 Cores 4P 4E | 4 Cores 4P - |
8 Threads 4P 4E | 8 Threads 8P - |
Base Clock 3.49GHz | Base Clock 1.6GHz |
Boost Clock - | Boost Clock 3.4GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 192KB P 128KB E | L1i 32KB P - |
L1d 128KB P 64KB E | L1d 32KB P - |
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared | L2 256KB P - - |
L3 - | L3 6MB |
SLC Cache 8MB | SLC Cache - |
Type LPDDR5 | Type ·· |
Max Memory 24GB | Max Memory 32GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 2 | Channels 2 |
Bus Width 128-bit | Bus Width 128-bit |
Speed 6400MT/s | Speed 2133MT/s |
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s | Bandwidth 34.1GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 15W | TDP 15W |
cTDP-down - | cTDP-down 10W |
cTDP-up - | cTDP-up 25W |
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max | Max Operating Temp 100°C Max |
Bus Type - | Bus Type OPI |
Bus Config - | Bus Config 4 lanes |
Bus Speed - | Bus Speed 4GT/s |
Bus Bandwidth - | Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s |
PCIe PCIe 4.0 x611.8GB/sBandwidth | PCIe PCIe 3.0 x1211.8GB/sBandwidth |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 1280 | Shaders 192 |
Boost Clock 1.4GHz | Boost Clock 1.1GHz |
·· 3.58 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 422.4 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H14 Bia | NPU Model - |
NPU Cores 16 | NPU Cores - |
NPU Clock 2.1GHz | NPU Clock - |
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16 | Performance - |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA x86-64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A | Architecture |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename Staten M2Variant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core | Codename Kaby Lake-R Kaby Lake-R-4C-GT2Variant - - |
Market Segment Tablet | Market Segment Laptop |
Release Date Jun 6, 2022 | Release Date Aug 21, 2017 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry Intel |
Fabrication Node N5P | Fabrication Node 14nm+ |
Die Size 153mm² | Die Size 123mm² |
Transistor Count 20.1 Billion | Transistor Count 2.1 Billion |
Transistor Density 131 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm² |



