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

submitted 10 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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[–] NoLateArrivals@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You compare a base M2 with an i7 ? How so ? The real competitor would likely be M2 with i3/i5, M2pro with i5/i7 and M2max with i7/i9.

Talking about single or multicore bench ?

Talking about peak performance, or sustained ?

No matter what, during full throttle CPU benchmarking the iX will sound like a jet in takeoff, and give you 4-5hrs of battery life. The M2 will run all day on a charge, and quietly.

A typical benchmark will come out +/- on eye level.

Real life performance is night and day.

[–] TechnoTren@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Not by price. M2 max laptop is double or triple price of most i7/i9 laptops. I believe he said similar price from the start