Apple M2 VS Intel Core i9-13900
Comparison of processors: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i9 13900 with 24 cores 5.2GHz. Here you will find which processor is better in benchmarks, key specifications, consumption and much more.
Key Differences
Apple M2: Advantages
- Lower energy consumption
Intel Core i9-13900: Advantages
- Higher number of cores (8 vs 24)
- Higher number of threads (8 vs 32)
- Newer PCIE version (4 vs 5)
- More PCIE lines ( vs 20)
- More single-core power
- More multi-core power
- Higher turbo frequency
Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
120
121
Cinebench R23 Single Core
1701
2187
Cinebench R20 Single Core
446
872
Geekbench 6 Single Core
2596
2331
Geekbench 5 Single Core
1874
2111
Passmark Single Core
-
4568
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
555
-
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
8538
37198
Cinebench R20 Multi Core
2416
12375
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
10062
13390
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
8853
21870
Passmark Multi Core
15472
49324
Apple M2
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Intel Core i9-13900
General Parameters
| Q2 2022 | Release Date | Q1 2023 |
| Apple | Manufacturer | Intel |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | ARMv8 |
| Apple M2 | Core Architecture | Raptor Lake |
| Apple M2 | Processor Number | Intel Core i9-13900 |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Package
| 5 nm | Fabrication Process | 10nm |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| 20 W | Energy Consumption | 65 W |
| 30 W | Max Turbo Consumption | 219 W |
| 100°C | Peak Operating | 100°C |
CPU Performance
| 4 | Main Cores | 8 |
| - | Main Threads | 0 |
| - | Main Cores Base Freq. | i9 |
| 3.4GHz | Main Cores Turbo Freq. | 5.2GHz |
| 4 | Efficient Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Efficient Threads | 16 |
| Base Frequency Secondary Cores | 1.5GHz | |
| Turbo Frequency Secondary Cores | 4.2GHz | |
| 8 | Total Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Total Threads | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100MHz | |
| Multiplier | 20x | |
| 192K per core | L1 Cache | 80K per core |
| 16MB shared | L2 Cache | 2MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 36MB shared | |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
Memory Parameters
| LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Type | DDR5-5600 |
| 24GB | Max Memory | 128GB |
| 2 | Max. Memory Channels | 2 |
| 102.4GB/s | Bandwidth | 89.6GB/s |
| No | ECC Memory Support | Yes |
Graphics Card Parameters
| Yes | Integrated Graphics | Yes |
| 500 MHz | GPU Base Frequency | 300MHz |
| 1398MHz | Dynamic Max GPU Frequency | 1550MHz |
| 1024 | Shaders | 256 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 16 |
| 32 | ROP Units | 8 |
| 128 | Execution Units | 32 |
| 15W | Energy Consumption | 15W |
Miscellaneous
| 4 | PCIE Version | 5 |
| PCIE Lines | 20 |
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