i5-8550 vs Apple M2

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Core i5-8550 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-SeriesIntel Core i5
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataCoffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Core i5-8550 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Core i5-8550 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno data1151
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Core i5-8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Core i5-8550 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 i5-8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Core i5-8550.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 June 2022 1 September 2018
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M2 has an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 225% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 and Core i5-8550. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Core i5-8550 is a desktop one.


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