Apple M2 vs Ryzen 5 8500G

Place in the ranking	547	814
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	19.95	44.48
Architecture codename	Phoenix2 (2024)	no data
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and M2 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.48 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Die size	137 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	20,900 million	20000 Million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and M2 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and M2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 740M

Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and M2.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	14	no data

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 13.70
+45.7%

Apple M2 9.40

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 21761
+45.7%

Apple M2 14933

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.70	9.40
Recency	8 January 2024	10 June 2022
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	20 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 45.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Apple M2, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores, and 225% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the M2 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Apple M2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.