Macbook Air M2 vs iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017)
| Macbook Air M2 | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Core Score | 1904 | 913 | 208.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Multi-Core Score | 8866 | 3369 | 263.2% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Geekbench 5.4.5 Tryout | Geekbench 5.4.0 | ||
System Information
| Macbook Air M2 | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | macOS 12.4 (Build 21F2081) | macOS 11.2.3 (Build 20D91) |
| Model | Mac14,2 | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) |
| Processor |
Apple M2 @ 3.49 GHz
1 Processor, 8 Cores |
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40 GHz
1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| Processor ID | Apple M2 | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9 |
| Processor Codename | ||
| Processor Package | ||
| L1 Instruction Cache | 128 KB x 1 | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 1 | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB x 1 | 256 KB x 2 |
| L3 Cache | 6.00 MB x 1 | |
| Motherboard | Mac14,2 | Apple Inc. Mac-77F17D7DA9285301 iMac18,2 |
| Northbridge | ||
| Southbridge | ||
| BIOS | Apple Inc. 429.80.1.0.0 | |
| Memory | 16.00 GB | 16.00 GB DDR4 |
Single-Core Performance
| Macbook Air M2 | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Core Score | 1904 | 913 | 208.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| AES-XTS | 3027 | 975 | 310.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Compression | 1693 | 910 | 186.0% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Compression | 1542 | 962 | 160.3% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Navigation | 1893 | 907 | 208.7% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HTML5 | 1805 | 778 | 232.0% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| SQLite | 1529 | 863 | 177.2% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| PDF Rendering | 1791 | 916 | 195.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Rendering | 1904 | 953 | 199.8% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Clang | 1933 | 878 | 220.2% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Camera | 1641 | 977 | 168.0% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| N-Body Physics | 1947 | 862 | 225.9% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Rigid Body Physics | 1945 | 1134 | 171.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Gaussian Blur | 1515 | 263 | 576.0% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Face Detection | 2380 | 549 | 433.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Horizon Detection | 2140 | 944 | 226.7% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Inpainting | 3537 | 1816 | 194.8% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HDR | 2966 | 1752 | 169.3% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Ray Tracing | 2776 | 1002 | 277.0% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Structure from Motion | 1530 | 917 | 166.8% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Speech Recognition | 1743 | 965 | 180.6% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Machine Learning | 1310 | 1114 | 117.6% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
Multi-Core Performance
| Macbook Air M2 | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core Score | 8866 | 3369 | 263.2% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| AES-XTS | 13074 | 4597 | 284.4% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Compression | 6914 | 3112 | 222.2% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Compression | 8460 | 3469 | 243.9% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Navigation | 6733 | 2402 | 280.3% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HTML5 | 9132 | 2772 | 329.4% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| SQLite | 7887 | 3397 | 232.2% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| PDF Rendering | 8105 | 3185 | 254.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Rendering | 8321 | 3206 | 259.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Clang | 9975 | 3243 | 307.6% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Camera | 7657 | 3437 | 222.8% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| N-Body Physics | 8602 | 3028 | 284.1% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Rigid Body Physics | 10162 | 4258 | 238.7% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Gaussian Blur | 8578 | 3492 | 245.6% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Face Detection | 11220 | 3746 | 299.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Horizon Detection | 11372 | 3441 | 330.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Inpainting | 14539 | 5355 | 271.5% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HDR | 15348 | 6469 | 237.3% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Ray Tracing | 16009 | 5165 | 310.0% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Structure from Motion | 7631 | 3219 | 237.1% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Speech Recognition | 6409 | 2320 | 276.2% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Machine Learning | 5215 | 2357 | 221.3% |
| Macbook Air M2 | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
