Apple M2 (8C10G) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.49GHz	20 Cores(8P+12E) 20 Threads(8P+12E) 3.9GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 125W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s DDR5
iGPU 10-Core M2	iGPU Graphics 4C 2000MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.58 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.1 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket LGA 1851

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M2 (8C10G)2,642

x1

Core Ultra 7 265K3,275

x1.24

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	20 Cores 8P 12E
8 Threads 4P 4E	20 Threads 8P 12E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.49GHz	Base Clock 3.9GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 5.5GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Unlocked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 64KB P 64KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 3MB P - 12MB E shared
L3 -	L3 30MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type DDR5
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 192GB
ECC No	ECC Yes
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 125W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 250W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 105°C Max
Included Cooler -	Included Cooler 0

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 16GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x20 78.8GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 10-Core M2	iGPU Graphics 4C 2000MHz
Shaders 1280	Shaders 512
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 2GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.58 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.1 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H14 Bia	NPU Model AI Boost 3
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 2
NPU Clock 2.1GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16	Performance 13 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Arrow Lake
Family M Series	Family Core Ultra Series 2
Branding	Branding
Codename Staten M2Variant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core	Codename Arrow Lake-S Arrow Lake-S-8P-16EVariant Lion CoveP-Core SkymontE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Jun 6, 2022	Release Date Oct 24, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries TSMCiGPU TSMCIO TSMCSoC
Fabrication Node N5P - - -	Fabrication Node N3B N5iGPU N6IO N6SoC
Die Size 153mm² - - -	Die Size 135mm² 23mm²iGPU 28mm²IO 100mm²SoC
Transistor Count 20.1 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 131 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(M2, Mid 2022)	Laptops -
Desktops Mac mini(M2, Early 2023)	Desktops OMEN 35L(Late 2024)OMEN 45L(Late 2024)

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