Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Jan 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Lucienne
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
Radeon RX Vega 7
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP6
Power Consumption
15 W
10-25 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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105 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4 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
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
21x
L3 Cache
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8 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max Memory Size
24 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
1024
448
Texture Units
64
28
Raster Operation Units
32
7
Execution Units
128
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Power Consumption
15 W
10-45 W
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
12
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
1,445
Geekbench 6
10,130
5,919
Cinebench R23
—
1,168
Cinebench R23
—
7,059
Geekbench 5
—
1,106
Geekbench 5
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4,917
Blender
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95
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.