Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i7 9800X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2023
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
N/A
Processor Number
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i7-9800X
Package
Transistor Count
134 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
60 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
8
Total Thread Count
24
16
Multiplier
35x
38x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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17 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
16
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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44
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
1,263
Cinebench R23
28,910
13,055
Geekbench 6
2,790
1,314
Geekbench 5
1,956
1,225
Geekbench 6
21,217
7,991
Geekbench 5
27,945
9,648
Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
1,918
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Blender
505
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Passmark CPU
4,137
2,573
Passmark CPU
48,776
18,121
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.