Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

VS

Apple M2 Max

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 9 288V with 8 cores 3.3GHz . 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

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 136GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (30W vs 37W)

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 6400)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

1651

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V +32%

2189

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +2%

14852

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

14502

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

2696

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V +1%

2728

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +25%

14905

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

11891

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

121

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V +4%

126

Blender

Apple M2 Max +88%

255

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

135

Apple M2 Max

VS

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Sep 2024

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Lunar Lake

-

Processor Number

288V

Apple M-Socket

Socket

FCBGA-2833

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Arc Graphics 140V

-

Generation

Ultra 9(Lunar Lake)

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

17-37 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

-

Foundry

TSMC

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

33

-

L0 Cache

48 KB per core

192 K per core

L1 Cache

192 KB per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

14 MB

-

L3 Cache

12 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-8533

96 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

136 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

600 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2050 MHz

4864

Shader Units

1024

304

Texture Units

152

Raster Operation Units

608

Execution Units

8

70 W

Power Consumption

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

4.2 TFLOPS

AI Accelerator

-

NPU

Intel® AI Boost

-

Theoretical performance

48 TOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

8

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