Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i9 10980XE
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Cascade Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i9-10980XE
Package
Transistor Count
67 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
30 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
86 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
18
Performance Core Threads
8
36
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
18
Total Thread Count
12
36
Multiplier
35x
30x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
96 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
-
Shader Units
4864
-
Texture Units
304
-
Raster Operation Units
152
-
Execution Units
608
-
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
48
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,651
1,063
Cinebench R23
14,852
24,899
Geekbench 6
2,696
1,523
Geekbench 5
2,004
-
Geekbench 6
14,905
11,069
Geekbench 5
15,030
-
Cinebench 2024
121
-
Cinebench 2024
1,050
-
Blender
255
346
Passmark CPU
4,149
2,646
Passmark CPU
26,232
32,881