Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7 7700HQ
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Jan 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Kaby Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
HD Graphics 630
Processor Number
—
i7-7700HQ
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
15 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.8 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
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
L3 Cache
—
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
24 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
1100 MHz
Shader Units
1024
192
Texture Units
64
24
Raster Operation Units
32
3
Execution Units
128
24
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
1,211
Geekbench 6
10,130
3,807
Cinebench R23
—
877
Cinebench R23
—
3,958
Geekbench 5
—
896
Geekbench 5
—
3,456
Blender
—
77
Passmark CPU
—
2,069
Passmark CPU
—
6,955
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.