Pentium G645T vs Apple M2

Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
+1121%
Pentium G645T
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.77

Apple M2 outperforms Pentium G645T by a whopping 1121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Pentium G645T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8062627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.482.08
Architecture codenameno dataSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)2 September 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Pentium G645T 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 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data65 °C
Number of transistors20000 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Pentium G645T 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 dataFCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Pentium G645T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Apple M2 and Pentium G645T 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 G645T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Pentium G645T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M2 and Pentium G645T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Pentium G645T.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
+1121%
Pentium G645T 0.77

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
+1116%
Pentium G645T 1228

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 0.77
Recency 10 June 2022 2 September 2012
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M2 has a 1120.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G645T in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Pentium G645T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Pentium G645T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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