Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

VS

Apple M2 Ultra

Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX with 20 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)

Lower TDP (55W vs 60W)

Score

Apple M2 Ultra

VS

Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

General Parameters

May 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 (76-core)

Integrated Graphics

Arc Xe-LPG

-

Generation

Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)

Package

134 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

60 W

Power Consumption

17-55 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

12

8

Efficiency Core Threads

12

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

24

Total Core Count

20

24

Total Thread Count

20

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

26

192 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

64 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

192 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

16

Max Memory Channels

2

800 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1900 MHz

-

Execution Units

64

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

4.0

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

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