Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 13950HX

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 13950HX with 24 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR5-5600)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Intel Core i9 13950HX 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (45W vs 60W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Ultra

1741

Intel Core i9 13950HX +20%

2092

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Ultra

29150

Intel Core i9 13950HX

28869

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Ultra +1%

2790

Intel Core i9 13950HX

2753

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Ultra +26%

21217

Intel Core i9 13950HX

16815

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 Ultra +4%

126

Intel Core i9 13950HX

121

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M2 Ultra +27%

1918

Intel Core i9 13950HX

1503

Blender

Apple M2 Ultra +20%

512

Intel Core i9 13950HX

426

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Ultra

1956

Intel Core i9 13950HX +3%

2028

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Ultra +39%

27945

Intel Core i9 13950HX

19994

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Ultra +1%

4137

Intel Core i9 13950HX

4060

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Ultra +9%

48776

Intel Core i9 13950HX

44476

Apple M2 Ultra

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Intel Core i9 13950HX

General Parameters

May 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

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Processor Number

i9-13950HX

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

134 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

60 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

157 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

16

8

Efficiency Core Threads

16

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.6 GHz

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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

24

Total Core Count

24

Total Thread Count

32

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

22x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

64 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

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L3 Cache

36 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

192 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

16

Max Memory Channels

2

800 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1650 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

45 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.74 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

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Official Website

Intel Core i9 13950HX

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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