Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M1
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz and Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Apple M1 's Advantages
Lower TDP (14W vs 60W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+14%
1729
Apple M1
1513
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+271%
28910
Apple M1
7782
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+25%
2790
Apple M1
2231
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+164%
21217
Apple M1
8035
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+11%
126
Apple M1
113
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+276%
1918
Apple M1
509
Blender
Apple M2 Ultra
+288%
505
Apple M1
130
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+11%
1956
Apple M1
1757
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+260%
27945
Apple M1
7742
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+11%
4137
Apple M1
3717
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+243%
48776
Apple M1
14218
General Parameters
May 2023
Release Date
Nov 2020
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
Package
134 billions
Transistor Count
16 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
60 W
Power Consumption
14 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
16
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
8
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
24
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
8
35x
Multiplier
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 MB shared
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
192 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
16
Max Memory Channels
2
800 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
2.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
