The gap is mainly in multi-core performance.
The single-core performance of M2 processor is leading, and the multi-core performance lags behind Intel's core i9, but M2 is still an excellent processor, which represents the most advanced level of the ARM camp, and there is still a big gap between the multi-core multitasking and i9.
The gaps are as follows:
i9 is stronger, and M2 and i9 standard pressures are not comparable. Should be compared with the 30W P series, the M2 is completely stronger than the i7-1260P. The m2 chip is equivalent to the Intel medium level. The performance of the Apple M1 chip exceeds that of the i9-9880H, the performance level and the Intel Core 10 generation 10700.