Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i7 12650H

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Apple M2 Max Intel Core i7 12650H

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 12650H with 10 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs LPDDR5-5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (30W vs 35W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

1629

Intel Core i7 12650H +10%

1794

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +5%

14912

Intel Core i7 12650H

14143

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +21%

2696

Intel Core i7 12650H

2226

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +94%

14905

Intel Core i7 12650H

7645

Blender

Apple M2 Max +34%

260

Intel Core i7 12650H

193

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +13%

2004

Intel Core i7 12650H

1772

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +34%

15030

Intel Core i7 12650H

11166

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max +11%

4149

Intel Core i7 12650H

3731

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +6%

26232

Intel Core i7 12650H

24516

Apple M2 Max

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Intel Core i7 12650H

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-H

-

Processor Number

i7-12650H

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

30 W

Power Consumption

35-45 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

23x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267

96 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1400 MHz

4864

Shader Units

512

304

Texture Units

32

152

Raster Operation Units

16

608

Execution Units

64

70 W

Power Consumption

15 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.21 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12650H

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

28

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