Apple M2 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5-1340PE

Comparative analysis of Apple M2 (8-core GPU) and Intel Core i5-1340PE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple M2 (8-core GPU)

Intel Core i5-1340PE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M2 (8-core GPU)

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3904 vs 3690

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3904 vs 3690

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1340PE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.504 GHz
2.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 24 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20041 vs 15607

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.504 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 24 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20041 vs 15607

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M2 (8-core GPU)
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1340PE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3904

3690

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15607

20041

Name	Apple M2 (8-core GPU)	Intel Core i5-1340PE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3904	3690
PassMark - CPU mark	15607	20041

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M2 (8-core GPU)	Intel Core i5-1340PE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Raptor Lake
Launch date	15 Jul 2022	Q1'23
OS Support	macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	280	304
Processor Number	APL1109	i5-1340PE
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.424 GHz	1.80 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.504 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	20 billion
L3 cache		12 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	24 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Execution Units	32	80
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Device ID		0xA7A0
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		50mm x25mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		28 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)