7 150U vs Apple M2 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73
+38.3%
Core 7 150U
2024
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.93

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Core 7 150U by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M2 Pro and Core 7 150U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking544782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesRaptor Lake-U
Power efficiencyno data62.65
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 Pro and Core 7 150U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.424 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rateno data55 MHz
L1 cache3.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 Pro and Core 7 150U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Pro and Core 7 150U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M2 Pro and Core 7 150U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Pro and Core 7 150U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Pro and Core 7 150U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M2 Pro and Core 7 150U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M2 Pro and Core 7 150U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M2 Pro and Core 7 150U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Pro and Core 7 150U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M2 Pro 13.73
+38.3%
7 150U 9.93

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M2 Pro 21802
+38.3%
7 150U 15769

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M2 Pro 2069
+37.4%
7 150U 1506

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M2 Pro 230
7 150U 270
+17.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M2 Pro 15010
+87.9%
7 150U 7987

WebXPRT 3

Apple M2 Pro 386
+26.1%
7 150U 306

CrossMark Overall

Apple M2 Pro 1805
+4.1%
7 150U 1734

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M2 Pro 253
7 150U 276
+9.1%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M2 Pro 14568
+61.2%
7 150U 9038

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M2 Pro 2663
+0.3%
7 150U 2656

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.73 9.93
Recency 17 January 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 12 10

Apple M2 Pro has a 38.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores.

7 150U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months.

The M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 7 150U in performance tests.


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