CPU Comparison

Apple M2 Ultra

24C / 24T

3.5 - 3.5 GHz

TDP: 60W

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

24C / 24T

3.7 - 5.7 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Apple M2 Ultra1,746

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K2,349

Difference: 34.5% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Apple M2 Ultra28,951

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K42,036

Difference: 45.2% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple M2 Ultra2,805

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K3,219

Difference: 14.8% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Apple M2 Ultra21,557

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K22,759

Difference: 5.6% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.5 GHz

Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

Boost Frequency

5.7 GHz

60 W

TDP

125 W

AppleM-Socket

Socket

LGA 1851

Apple M2

Architecture

Arrow Lake (Lion Cove P + Skymont E)

5nm

Manufacturing

3nm (TSMC N3B)

2023

Release Year

2024

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Support

DDR5-6400

192GB

Max Memory

256GB

PCIe Version

PCIe 5.0

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