Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i7 8559U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz . 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 4 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i7 8559U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (28W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
+90%
2696
Intel Core i7 8559U
1416
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
+206%
14905
Intel Core i7 8559U
4869
Blender
Apple M2 Max
+269%
255
Intel Core i7 8559U
69
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Apr 2018
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
-
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake-R
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel BGA 1356
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Pro Plus
-
Generation
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Package
67 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
28 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
123 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
27.0
192 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
-
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
96 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 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
1200 MHz
4864
Shader Units
-
304
Texture Units
-
152
Raster Operation Units
-
608
Execution Units
-
70 W
Power Consumption
-
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
13.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
-
