Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 125H with 14 cores 1.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H's Advantages

Released 11 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (20W vs 30W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

1632

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H +1%

1664

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +17%

14878

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

12639

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +21%

2696

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

2224

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +29%

14905

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

11536

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +21%

121

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

100

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +23%

1050

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

847

Blender

Apple M2 Max +59%

260

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

163

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max +16%

4149

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

3547

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +23%

26232

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

21281

Apple M2 Max

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Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Dec 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Meteor Lake

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Processor Number

125H

Apple M-Socket

Socket

FCBGA-2049

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Arc Graphics (7-Cores)

-

Generation

Ultra 5 (Meteor Lake)

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

FCBGA-2049

30 W

Power Consumption

20-65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

115W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

110°C

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Foundry

Intel

-

Package

FC-BGA

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.2 GHz

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Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

10

4

Efficiency Core Threads

10

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

0.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

12

Total Core Count

14

12

Total Thread Count

18

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Bus Frequency

100MHz

35x

Multiplier

12x

192K per core

L1 Cache

112K per core

32MB shared

L2 Cache

2MB per core

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L3 Cache

18MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

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SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-7467, LPDDR5x-7467, DDR5-5600

96GB

Max Memory Size

96GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

120 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

True

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

2200 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

4864

Shader Units

112

304

Texture Units

7

152

Raster Operation Units

4

608

Execution Units

7

70 W

Power Consumption

-

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

4.92 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

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Official Website

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

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PCIe Lanes

28

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