Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i9 9980HK
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 Pro, vs Intel Core i9 9980HK. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 57.8 GOps/s | 52.8 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 73.4 GOps/s | 30.9 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 356 M primes/s | 40 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 41 M strings/s | 26.4 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 15.7 GB/s | 5.4 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 335.8 MB/s | 206.6 MB/s |
| Physics | 3605 frames/s | 828 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 143 M matrices/s | 111 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1630 MB/s | 513.3 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 125.3 KLines/s | 58.3 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 356.9 pages/s | 158.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 352.9 MP/sec | 234.6 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 266.9 pages/s | 139.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 53.8 frames/s | 31.6 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 126.3 frames/s | 56.3 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 17 MP/sec | 12.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 483 PPW | 154.3 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 888.3 PPW | 311.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 26.5 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 6.61 PPW | 2.89 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | January, 17, 2023 | April, 23, 2019 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M2 | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | n/a | i9-9980HK |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) | UHD Graphics 630 |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 12 | 8 |
| Threads count | 12 | 16 |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | n/a | 24x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 32 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 16 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 40 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 30 W | 45 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1440 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | - DDR4-2666 - LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB | 41.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 16 |
| Channels | n/a | 41422 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M2 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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