Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M2 Max

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with 16 cores 2.3GHz 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 9 185H 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-7467 vs LPDDR5-6400)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 120GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (30W vs 35W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H +12%

1827

Apple M2 Max

1629

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H +24%

18495

Apple M2 Max

14912

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

2447

Apple M2 Max +10%

2696

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

13618

Apple M2 Max +9%

14905

Blender

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

248

Apple M2 Max +4%

260

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

1902

Apple M2 Max +5%

2004

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

14230

Apple M2 Max +5%

15030

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

3755

Apple M2 Max +10%

4149

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H +6%

27826

Apple M2 Max

26232

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

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Apple M2 Max

General Parameters

Dec 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Meteor Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M2

185H

Processor Number

-

FCBGA-2049

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Arc Graphics (8-Cores)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Ultra 9 (Meteor Lake)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

67 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

FCBGA-2049

Socket

Apple M-Socket

35-65 W

Power Consumption

30 W

115 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

110°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

Intel

Foundry

-

FC-BGA

Package

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

8

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Efficiency Cores

4

10

Efficiency Core Threads

4

1.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

12

22

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

23x

Multiplier

35x

112 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-7467, LPDDR5x-7467, DDR5-5600

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

96 GB

Max Memory Size

96 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

120 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

2350 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

128

Shader Units

4864

8

Texture Units

304

4

Raster Operation Units

152

8

Execution Units

608

-

Power Consumption

70 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

5.76 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

13.6 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Official Website

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5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

28

PCIe Lanes

-

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