Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Apple M2 Max
Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 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 | 174.1 GOps/s | 57.9 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 227 GOps/s | 73.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 549 M primes/s | 361 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 96.3 M strings/s | 41.3 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 58.6 GB/s | 15.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 799.2 MB/s | 336.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 4081 frames/s | 3833 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 626 M matrices/s | 142 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1560 MB/s | 1690 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 242.2 KLines/s | 131.8 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 479.5 pages/s | 368.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 622.1 MP/sec | 382.1 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 371.2 pages/s | 272.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 95.4 frames/s | 54.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 164.2 frames/s | 149.6 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 52.3 MP/sec | 17 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 184.8 PPW | 297.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 544.3 PPW | 535.4 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 18.9 PPW | 20.4 PPW |
| Blender / W | 4.47 PPW | 5.06 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Announced | October, 11, 2024 | January, 17, 2023 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Apple M2 |
| Model number | 285K | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.5 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 24 | 12 |
| Threads count | 24 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 37x | 35x |
| L1 cache | 112 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 32 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 67 billion |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 125 W | 50 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 250 W | n/a |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-6400 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 96 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 8 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 409.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 24 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285K the clear winner in this comparison.
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