Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 vs Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 was at the time of announcement a fast dual-core CPU for laptops with 3 MB level 2 cache. It is based on the Penryn core with all features enabled (but without the full 6MB level 2 cache). The later announced Core 2 Duo P7450 was cheaper and used less power.
Apple M2 Pro
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The Apple M2 Pro is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers all 12 cores available in the chip divided in eight performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).
The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache).
The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 Bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.
Apple states that the M2 Pro has a 25% higher performance than the M1 Pro in Xcode compiling.
The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro offers all 19 cores.
Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Pro), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).
The M2 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors.
Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 is an entry to mid-range dual core processor for laptops. It is based on the Penryn architecture, but features only 2 MB level 2 cache and a mediocre clock rate of 2.2 GHz. Compared to the similar T6670, the T6600 does not feature Virtualization features in hardware and is speced at a lower maximum temperature.
The performance should be suited for non demanding applications like office, internet, entry level video editing or image correction. CPU intense games may be limited by the power of the T6600.
| Model | Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 | Apple M2 Pro | Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Penryn | Penryn | |||||||||||||||||
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Apple M2 | Intel Core 2 Duo | ||||||||||||||||
| Series: Core 2 Duo Penryn |
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| Clock | 2400 MHz | 2424 - 3504 MHz | 2200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| FSB | 800 | 800 | |||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 36 MB | 2 MB | ||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 12 / 12 | 2 / 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 35 Watt | 35 Watt | |||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 410 Million | 40000 Million | 410 Million | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 45 nm | 5 nm | 45 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Voltage | 1-1.25V V | 1.00-1.25V V | |||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 107 mm2 | 107 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 105 °C | 105 °C | |||||||||||||||||
| Socket | BGA479, PGA478 | PGA478 | |||||||||||||||||
| Features | Virtualization (VT-x), Intel 64, Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit | ARMv8 Instruction Set | Intel 64, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit, SSE4.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ARM | x86 | ||||||||||||||||
| $241 U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | |||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 3.3 MB | 128 KB | |||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | ||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Benchmarks
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Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
