Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Dec 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
Radeon 740M
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point))
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
20.9 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP7
Power Consumption
15 W
15-30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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137 mm²
Package
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FP7, FP7r2
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
2
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3 GHz
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
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
—
32x
L3 Cache
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16 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500
Max Memory Size
24 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2800 MHz
Shader Units
1024
256
Texture Units
64
16
Raster Operation Units
32
8
Execution Units
128
4
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
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14
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
2,445
Geekbench 6
10,130
9,182
Cinebench R23
—
1,789
Cinebench R23
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10,405
Passmark CPU
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3,759
Passmark CPU
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18,276
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.