Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

VS

Apple M2 Max

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX with 24 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Lower TDP (30W vs 55W)

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)

Score

Apple M2 Max

VS

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2025

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Arrow Lake

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel Socket 1851

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Arc Xe-LPG

-

Generation

Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake)

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

17-55 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

16

4

Efficiency Core Threads

16

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

12

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

27

192 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

23 MB

-

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-6400

96 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2000 MHz

4864

Shader Units

-

304

Texture Units

-

152

Raster Operation Units

-

608

Execution Units

64

70 W

Power Consumption

-

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

4.0

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

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