Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Apple M2 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz 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
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Lower TDP (9W vs 30W)
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
2172
Apple M2 Max
+24%
2696
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
8552
Apple M2 Max
+74%
14905
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Jan 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Intel BGA 2551
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
67 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
9 W
Power Consumption
30 W
110°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
1.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
700 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
12
14
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
11.0
Multiplier
35x
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5
Depends on motherboard
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
-
Shader Units
4864
-
Texture Units
304
-
Raster Operation Units
152
-
Execution Units
608
-
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
