Ryzen Z2 Go vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 outperforms Ryzen Z2 Go by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 922 | 1088 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 44.81 | 26.25 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Rembrandt R (2025) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M2 and Ryzen Z2 Go 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Ryzen Z2 Go 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Ryzen Z2 Go. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | AMD Radeon 680M |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.29 | 7.62 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 28 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 21.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Z2 Go, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go in performance tests.
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