Core 2 Duo E8235 vs Apple M1

Place in the ranking	1194	2755
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple Apple M-Series	no data
Power efficiency	no data	1.38
Architecture codename	no data	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)	3 March 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 and Core 2 Duo E8235 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.064 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Number of transistors	16000 Million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 and Core 2 Duo E8235 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	P
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	44 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Core 2 Duo E8235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

Security technologies

Apple M1 and Core 2 Duo E8235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 and Core 2 Duo E8235 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 and Core 2 Duo E8235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 5.17
+708%

Core 2 Duo E8235 0.64

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 8207
+705%

Core 2 Duo E8235 1020

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.17	0.64
Recency	10 November 2020	3 March 2009
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm

Apple M1 has a 707.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8235 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Core 2 Duo E8235, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.