Pentium E5500 vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
+1346%
Pentium E5500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65

Apple M2 outperforms Pentium E5500 by a whopping 1346% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Pentium E5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8142762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.480.95
Architecture codenameno dataWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)18 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Pentium E5500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography5 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors20000 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Pentium E5500 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 dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Pentium E5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Apple M2 and Pentium E5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Pentium E5500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Pentium E5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Pentium E5500.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 9.40
+1346%
Pentium E5500 0.65

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 14933
+1336%
Pentium E5500 1040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 0.65
Recency 10 June 2022 18 April 2010
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M2 has a 1346.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 225% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Pentium E5500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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