Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 40
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M2
Mendocino
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
Radeon 610M
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Mendocino))
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
6 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AMD Socket FT6
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95°C
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
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100 mm²
Package
—
FT6
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
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Performance Core Threads
4
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 KB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
28.0
L3 Cache
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4 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5-5500
Max Memory Size
24 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
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Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
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Raster Operation Units
32
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Execution Units
128
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3
PCIe Lanes
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4
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
1,396
Geekbench 6
10,130
4,022
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.