Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i9 13980HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 13980HX with 24 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (30W vs 55W)
Intel Core i9 13980HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
1632
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+32%
2156
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
13929
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+124%
31314
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
2650
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+2%
2716
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
14275
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+17%
16825
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
+4%
122
Intel Core i9 13980HX
117
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
782
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+91%
1495
Blender
Apple M2 Pro
253
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+76%
447
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
1986
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+5%
2090
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
14863
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+36%
20248
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
4116
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+4%
4319
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
26265
Intel Core i9 13980HX
+81%
47695
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Jan 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-13980HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1964
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
-
-
-
Package
40 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
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-
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30 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
16
4
Efficiency Core Threads
16
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
12
Total Core Count
24
12
Total Thread Count
32
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
22x
-
-
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
32 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
204.8 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
2432
Shader Units
256
152
Texture Units
16
76
Raster Operation Units
8
304
Execution Units
32
35 W
Power Consumption
45 W
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
6.8 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
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