Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i9 13900KS

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Apple M2 Max Intel Core i9 13900KS

We compared the desktop Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and the Intel Core i9 13900KS with 24 cores 3.2GHz . 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

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

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (30W vs 150W)

Intel Core i9 13900KS 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

1629

Intel Core i9 13900KS +42%

2317

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

14912

Intel Core i9 13900KS +173%

40837

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

2696

Intel Core i9 13900KS +22%

3294

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

14905

Intel Core i9 13900KS +52%

22794

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

121

Intel Core i9 13900KS +12%

136

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

1050

Intel Core i9 13900KS +105%

2158

Blender

Apple M2 Max

260

Intel Core i9 13900KS +145%

639

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

2004

Intel Core i9 13900KS +11%

2242

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

15030

Intel Core i9 13900KS +76%

26528

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max

4149

Intel Core i9 13900KS +14%

4759

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

26232

Intel Core i9 13900KS +135%

61817

Apple M2 Max

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Intel Core i9 13900KS

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Desktop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-13900KS

Apple M-Socket

Socket

LGA-1700

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

LGA-1700

30 W

Power Consumption

150 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

6 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

16

4

Efficiency Core Threads

16

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

12

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

32

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

32x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

-

L3 Cache

36 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

96 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1650 MHz

4864

Shader Units

256

304

Texture Units

16

152

Raster Operation Units

8

608

Execution Units

32

70 W

Power Consumption

15 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 13900KS

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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