Apple M2 (8-core) vs Intel Core i5-13500H
44Single-core45.1
24.7Multi-core33.8
80Efficiency40.5
—iGPU42
35Platform53.8
2 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)9 spec wins — Intel Core i5-13500H
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Apple M2 (8-core) scores 41 against 41.5 for Intel Core i5-13500H. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core i5-13500H edges ahead in platform and Multi-core, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)
- Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 41
- 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-13500H
- Stronger Multi-core score: 34 vs 25
- Stronger platform score: 54 vs 35
- 167% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 24 GB
- 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
- 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
General
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Process | 5 nm+50% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 45 W |
| Max TDP | — | 95 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 12+50% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Threads | 8 | 16+100% |
| Base clock | — | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz+35% |
| L3 cache | — | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,450 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5X-6400 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 24 GB | 64 GB+167% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,600+8% | 2,400 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,750 | 11,000+13% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,580 | 1,740+10% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 8,700 | 14,700+69% |
| PassMark | — | 23,600 |
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