A100 vs Apple M2

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Primary details

Comparing M2 and A100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataStealey (2007)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 and A100 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed2.424 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz0.6 GHz
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography5 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Number of transistors20000 Million176 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M2 and A100 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 dataIntel BGA 437
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt3 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and A100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 5 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 3 Watt

Apple M2 has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

A100, on the other hand, has 566.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between M2 and A100. We've got no test results to judge.


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