Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (9W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
+24%
2696
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
2172
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
+74%
14905
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
8552
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Dec 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
-
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel BGA 2551
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Package
67 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
9 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
110°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.1 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
700 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
11.0
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5
Depends on motherboard
96 GB
Max Memory Size
-
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
-
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
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
-
