Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Raven Ridge
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
Radeon Vega 8
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
4.9 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP5
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
L1 Cache
192 K per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
20x
L3 Cache
—
4 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
24 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
35.76 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
1100 MHz
Shader Units
1024
512
Texture Units
64
32
Raster Operation Units
32
8
Execution Units
128
8
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
12
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
1,025
Geekbench 6
10,130
2,649
Cinebench R23
—
796
Cinebench R23
—
2,861
Geekbench 5
—
781
Geekbench 5
—
2,722
Blender
—
41
Passmark CPU
—
1,807
Passmark CPU
—
6,483
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.