Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i7 14700HX

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Apple M2 Max

Intel Core i7 14700HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 14700HX with 20 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (30W vs 55W)

Intel Core i7 14700HX 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

1651

Intel Core i7 14700HX +25%

2079

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

14852

Intel Core i7 14700HX +49%

22166

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

2696

Intel Core i7 14700HX +1%

2738

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

14905

Intel Core i7 14700HX +6%

15894

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

121

Intel Core i7 14700HX

122

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

1050

Intel Core i7 14700HX +34%

1411

Blender

Apple M2 Max

255

Intel Core i7 14700HX +36%

347

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max +15%

4149

Intel Core i7 14700HX

3605

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

26232

Intel Core i7 14700HX +39%

36643

Apple M2 Max

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Intel Core i7 14700HX

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2024

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i7-14700HX

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

157 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

12

4

Efficiency Core Threads

12

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

12

Total Core Count

20

12

Total Thread Count

28

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

21x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

33 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

96 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

4864

Shader Units

256

304

Texture Units

16

152

Raster Operation Units

8

608

Execution Units

32

70 W

Power Consumption

45 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.74 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14700HX

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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