Apple M2 Pro

Cores: 12
TDP: 30 W
Transistor size: 5 nm

M2 Pro - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 12 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3500 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

76

Multi-Core Performance

41

Power Efficiency

77

Integrated Graphics

99

NanoReview Final Score

65

Compare Apple M2 Pro with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

125

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

795

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

2666

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

14489

File compression	1630 MB/sec
Clang compilation	125.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	356.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	352.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	266.9 pages/sec
Background blur	53.8 images/sec
Photo processing	126.3 images/sec
Ray tracing	17 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 917 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4089

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

26724

Integer math	57.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math	73.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	354M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	40.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption	15.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression	334.8 MBytes/sec
Physics	3611 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	14.7B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 584 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

198.23

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	483 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	890.8 PPW
Blender / Watt	6.61 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2025-04-23 (Roman)	Cinebench 2024	125 / 795

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General

Vendor	Apple
Released	January 17, 2023
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv8
Codename	Apple M2
Integrated GPU	Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Successor	- Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	8
P-Threads	8
Base Frequency (P)	3.5 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	4
E-Threads	4
Base Frequency (E)	2.4 GHz

Total
Total Cores	12
Total Threads	12
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Transistors	40 billions
Fabrication Process	5 nm
TDP (PL1)	30 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature	100°C

Laptop processors ranking - 74th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
GPU Base Clock	450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1398 MHz
Shading Units	2432
TMUs	152
ROPs	76
Execution Units	304
TGP	35 W

iGPU FLOPS

6.8 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	32 GB
Memory Channels	4
Max. Memory Bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

PCI Express Version

4.0

Competitors

1. Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) (2)

2. Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

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