7 150UL vs Apple M2

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.424 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache2 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data1700
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 June 2022 8 April 2024
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M2 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

7 150UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 25% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 and Core 7 150UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Core 7 150UL is a desktop one.


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