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Apple M1 (8-core) vs Apple M2 (8-core)

Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
53.6Single-core58.1
35.8Multi-core38.7
80Efficiencyspec-based80
31.1Platformspec-based35
0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)8 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M2 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.4 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+5) and multi-core (+3). Apple M1 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 58 vs 54
  • 50% higher Max memory: 24 GB vs 16 GB
  • 17% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,750 vs 8,350
  • 12% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 8,700 vs 7,760
  • 11% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,600 vs 2,340

General

General comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20202022
Process5 nm5 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores44
Threads88
Boost clock3.2 GHz3.5 GHz+9%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUApple 8-core GPUApple 10-core GPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400
Max memory16 GB24 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,340Bottom 34%2,600+11%Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,350Bottom 29%9,750+17%Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,500Bottom 28%1,580+5%Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,760Bottom 23%8,700+12%Bottom 29%
PassMark14,122Bottom 27%15,648+11%Bottom 33%

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