Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i3 N350
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i3 N350 with 8 cores 0.1GHz . 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
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 0.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i3 N350 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Lower TDP (7W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
+102%
2696
Intel Core i3 N350
1334
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
+270%
14905
Intel Core i3 N350
4020
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Twin Lake
-
Processor Number
i3-N350
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel BGA 1264
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core 3 (Alder Lake-N)
Package
67 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
7 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
0.1 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
0
4
Efficiency Core Threads
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.0 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
12
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
1.0
192 K per core
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
96 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1350 MHz
4864
Shader Units
256
304
Texture Units
16
152
Raster Operation Units
8
608
Execution Units
32
70 W
Power Consumption
15
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
13.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.64 TFLOPS
