Apple M2 vs Intel Core 9 273PQE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M2
Bartlett Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
—
Core 9 (Bartlett Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
15 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100°C
Foundry
—
Intel
Package
—
FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
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Performance Core Threads
4
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
5.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
8
24
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
34.0
L3 Cache
—
36 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
24 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
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Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
3,126
Geekbench 6
10,130
18,969
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.