Apple M1 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core Ultra 9 285H with 16 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Lower TDP (30W vs 45W)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
1545
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+34%
2074
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
12440
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+78%
22192
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
2410
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+27%
3073
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
12480
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+41%
17644
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
114
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+13%
129
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
793
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+45%
1154
Blender
Apple M1 Max
+8%
212
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
196
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M1 Max
3833
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+16%
4481
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
22121
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
+50%
33267
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
-
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
285H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 140T
Package
57 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
35-45 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
6
10
Performance Core Threads
6
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
10
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
29
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
24 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1296 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2350 MHz
4096
Shader Units
1024
256
Texture Units
64
128
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
8
60 W
Power Consumption
35
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
10.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
4.8 TFLOPS
