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Apple M2 vs Intel Atom C3308
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M2 | Intel Atom C3308 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Atom (108) |
| CPU group | Apple M2 (8) | Intel Atom C3000 (20) |
| Architecture | M2 | Denverton |
| Technology | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1310 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M1 | |
| Successor | Apple M3 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple M2 | Intel Atom C3308 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Avalanche 0.66 - 3.50 GHz |
2x 1.60 - 2.10 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Blizzard 0.60 - 2.42 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple M2 | Intel Atom C3308 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M2 (10 Core) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.45 - 1.40 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 160 / 1280 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple M2 | Intel Atom C3308 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple M2 | Intel Atom C3308 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | DDR4-1866 (29.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 3.0 x 6 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 5.9 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple M2 | Intel Atom C3308 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 20 W | 9.5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | 30 W | |
| TDP down | 10 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M2 | Intel Atom C3308 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q2/2022 | Q3/2017 |
| Release price | 41 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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