Product Compare
Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i7 8550U
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | May 2023 | Aug 2017 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M2 | Kaby Lake R |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core) | UHD Graphics 620 |
| Processor Number | i7-8550U | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 134 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1356 |
| Power Consumption | 60 W | 15 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 100 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 16 | 4 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 8 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 8 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 24 | 4 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 8 |
| Multiplier | 35x | 18x |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 64 MB shared | 256 K per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max Memory Size | 192 GB | 32 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 16 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 800 GB/s | 37.5 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Base Frequency | 300 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1150 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 192 | |
| Texture Units | 24 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 3 | |
| Execution Units | 24 | |
| Power Consumption | 15 W | |
| Max Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Lanes | 12 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1729 | 979 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 28910 | 2960 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2790 | 1153 |
| Geekbench 5 Single Core | 1956 | 966 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 21217 | 2890 |
| Geekbench 5 Multi Core | 27945 | 2960 |
| Blender | 505 | 56 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 4137 | 2059 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 48776 | 5894 |