Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M2 Max
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, vs Apple M2 Max. 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 | 98.3 GOps/s | 57.9 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 73.4 GOps/s | 73.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 123 M primes/s | 361 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 39.6 M strings/s | 41.3 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 19.9 GB/s | 15.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 340.2 MB/s | 336.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 1962 frames/s | 3833 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 203 M matrices/s | 142 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1270 MB/s | 1690 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 102.8 KLines/s | 131.8 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 342.7 pages/s | 368.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 389.7 MP/sec | 382.1 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 245.1 pages/s | 272.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 45.2 frames/s | 54.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 131.5 frames/s | 149.6 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 23.3 MP/sec | 17 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 209.4 PPW | 297.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 452.5 PPW | 535.4 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 15.2 PPW | 20.4 PPW |
| Blender / W | 3.08 PPW | 5.06 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Announced | December, 14, 2023 | January, 17, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Meteor Lake | Apple M2 |
| Model number | 185H | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.1 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.8 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 16 | 12 |
| Threads count | 22 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 23x | 35x |
| L1 cache | 112 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 32 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 67 billion |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 35-65 W | 50 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 115 W | n/a |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 110 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 96 GB | 96 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 8 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 409.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | n/a |
| Tech | - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro |
n/a |
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