Apple M2 Max vs Apple M1 Ultra

66 out 100
Apple M2 Max
VS
71 out 100
Apple M1 Ultra

Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 Max, vs Apple M1 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M2 Max and Apple M1 Ultra
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Max
1625
Apple M1 Ultra
1510
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Max
14767
Apple M1 Ultra
23841
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Max
122
Apple M1 Ultra
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Max
1022
Apple M1 Ultra
1625
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Max
4145
Apple M1 Ultra
3869
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Max
26772
Apple M1 Ultra
41344
Integer Math57.9 GOps/s92.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math73.7 GOps/s130.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search361 M primes/s540 M primes/s
Random String Sort41.3 M strings/s67.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.7 GB/s25 GB/s
Data Compression336.8 MB/s559.3 MB/s
Physics3833 frames/s5529 frames/s
Extended Instructions142 M matrices/s246 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Max
2695
Apple M1 Ultra
2436
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Max
14891
Apple M1 Ultra
18530
File Compression1690 MB/s2000 MB/s
Clang Compilation131.8 KLines/s189 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser368.6 pages/s513.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering382.1 MP/sec548.8 MP/sec
Text Processing272.7 pages/s250.5 pages/s
Background Blur54.1 frames/s42.3 frames/s
Photo Processing149.6 frames/s151.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing17 MP/sec27.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M2 Max
253.11
Apple M1 Ultra
406.35

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 297.8 PPW 264.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 535.4 PPW 590.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 20.4 PPW 23.2 PPW
Blender / W 5.06 PPW 5.81 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced January, 17, 2023 March, 8, 2022
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv8
Codename Apple M2 Apple M1
Model number n/a APL1106/APL1W06
Integrated GPU Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 8 16
Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
General
Cores count1220
Threads count1220
Multiplier35xn/a
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache32 KB/core48 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 67 billion 114 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 50 W 70 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 96 GB 128 GB
Channels 8 16
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 409.6 GB 800 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 n/a

Results

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