Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i7 7500U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Aug 2016
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Kaby Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
HD Graphics 620
Processor Number
—
i7-7500U
Package
Transistor Count
40 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
30 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Total Core Count
12
2
Total Thread Count
12
4
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.5 GHz
L3 Cache
—
4 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
2432
192
Texture Units
152
24
Raster Operation Units
76
3
Execution Units
304
24
Power Consumption
35 W
15 W
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
12
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,632
951
Cinebench R23
13,929
1,952
Geekbench 6
2,650
553
Geekbench 5
1,986
860
Geekbench 6
14,275
965
Geekbench 5
14,863
1,807
Cinebench 2024
122
—
Cinebench 2024
782
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Blender
253
32
Passmark CPU
4,116
1,920
Passmark CPU
26,265
3,650
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.