Intel Core i9 11980HK vs Apple M2 Max

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Intel Core i9 11980HK

Apple M2 Max

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 11980HK with 8 cores 2.6GHz and Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (30W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

1563

Apple M2 Max +5%

1651

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

13935

Apple M2 Max +6%

14852

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

2295

Apple M2 Max +17%

2696

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

10659

Apple M2 Max +39%

14905

Blender

Intel Core i9 11980HK

182

Apple M2 Max +40%

255

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

1680

Apple M2 Max +19%

2004

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

9846

Apple M2 Max +52%

15030

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

3304

Apple M2 Max +25%

4149

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11980HK

23308

Apple M2 Max +12%

26232

Intel Core i9 11980HK

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Apple M2 Max

General Parameters

May 2021

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Tiger Lake H45

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i9-11980HK

Processor Number

-

BGA-1787

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

67 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

45-65 W

Power Consumption

30 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

8

2.6-3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

26-33x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

96 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

256

Shader Units

4864

16

Texture Units

304

8

Raster Operation Units

152

32

Execution Units

608

15 W

Power Consumption

70 W

-

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

0.742 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

13.6 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 11980HK

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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