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Why does the M2 have such a low CPU benchmark? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by maybeklaus@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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I compared the M2 with several other CPUs (using cpubenchmark.net) that are in the same money-range and the M2 has a shockingly low score compared to other CPUs. For example, while the Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz scored 15416, the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS scored 28917 and the Intel Core i7-13650HX 32119.

I don't know how reliable these benchmarks are, but I wasn't expecting M2 to be so bad. Am I missing something or? I wanted to buy a Macbook air M2 16GB 256GB, since I keep hearing how awesome it is, but now I'm not sure. Someone pls explain.

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[–] HomeyLoverD@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know why benchmarks matter to anyone anymore. No matter what AMD nor Intel have current processors that are better than Apple's SoC's in overall performance and efficiency. Sure a PC fanboy can come here and scream SPEED, but he'll also be screaming SHORT BATTERY, HEAT, LOUD FANS. At this point today's computers are super fast for just about every demanding task. What's most important are long battery life on full performance, bright screens with minimal effects on battery, no fan noise and low heat. Nothing by AMD or Intel can match that.

[–] OnlyOutlandishness34@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I turned my work laptop onto full power mode using the Dell Optimizer app the other day, thought I’d see if it made a difference to how things worked. After 20 minutes I had to go back to low power mode as the noise of the fans were interfering with listening to my music. Pointless!