Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i5 1230U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Feb 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Alder Lake-U
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Processor Number
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i5-1230U
Package
Transistor Count
40 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
30 W
9 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
8
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
1.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
12
12
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
10x
L3 Cache
-
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Size
32 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
76.8 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
850 MHz
Shader Units
2432
640
Texture Units
152
40
Raster Operation Units
76
20
Execution Units
304
80
Power Consumption
35 W
15 W
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,632
1,399
Cinebench R23
13,929
5,817
Geekbench 6
2,650
1,848
Geekbench 5
1,986
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Geekbench 6
14,275
7,169
Geekbench 5
14,863
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Cinebench 2024
122
-
Cinebench 2024
782
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Blender
253
-
Passmark CPU
4,116
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Passmark CPU
26,265
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