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Apple M2 (8-core) vs Intel Core i7-8750H

Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-8750H
—Inno Score
58.1Single-core—
38.7Multi-core29.1
80Efficiencyspec-based31.6
—iGPU26.9
35Platformspec-based45.5
4 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)4 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8750H

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8750H lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

  • Stronger multi-core score: 39 vs 29
  • 64% lower process: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 61% higher PassMark: 15,648 vs 9,728
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8750H

  • 167% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 24 GB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 17% higher Boost clock: 4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Intel Core i7-8750H
Announced20222018
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
Base TDP—45 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Intel Core i7-8750H
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores4—
Threads812+50%
Base clock—2.2 GHz
Boost clock3.5 GHz4.1 GHz+17%
L3 cache—9 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Intel Core i7-8750H
iGPUApple 10-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU clock—1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Intel Core i7-8750H
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400DDR4-2666 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory24 GB64 GB+167%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Intel Core i7-8750H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,600Top 44%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,750Bottom 38%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,580Bottom 39%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,700Bottom 30%—
PassMark15,648+61%Bottom 32%9,728Bottom 18%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—410Bottom 17%

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