CPU Comparison

Apple M2 Max

12C / 12T

3.5 - 3.5 GHz

TDP: 30W

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Intel Core Ultra 5 135H

14C / 18T

1.7 - 4.6 GHz

TDP: 65W

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Benchmark Scores

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

Apple M2 Max121

Intel Core Ultra 5 135H100

Difference: 21.0% (Apple faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Apple M2 Max1,666

Intel Core Ultra 5 135H1,761

Difference: 5.7% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Apple M2 Max15,086

Intel Core Ultra 5 135H14,932

Difference: 1.0% (Apple faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple M2 Max2,722

Intel Core Ultra 5 135H2,232

Difference: 22.0% (Apple faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Apple M2 Max14,999

Intel Core Ultra 5 135H11,187

Difference: 34.1% (Apple faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.5 GHz

Base Frequency

1.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

Boost Frequency

4.6 GHz

30 W

TDP

65 W

AppleM-Socket

Socket

BGA 2049

Apple M2

Architecture

Meteor Lake H

5nm

Manufacturing

7 nm

2023

Release Year

2023

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Support

LPDDR5x-7500

96GB

Max Memory

96GB

PCIe Version

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