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

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M2 Max
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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
2320
Apple M2 Max
1625
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
41558
Apple M2 Max
14767
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
142
Apple M2 Max
122
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
2359
Apple M2 Max
1022
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
5100
Apple M2 Max
4145
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
68035
Apple M2 Max
26772
Integer Math174.1 GOps/s57.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math227 GOps/s73.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search549 M primes/s361 M primes/s
Random String Sort96.3 M strings/s41.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption58.6 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression799.2 MB/s336.8 MB/s
Physics4081 frames/s3833 frames/s
Extended Instructions626 M matrices/s142 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
3379
Apple M2 Max
2695
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
23095
Apple M2 Max
14891
File Compression1560 MB/s1690 MB/s
Clang Compilation242.2 KLines/s131.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser479.5 pages/s368.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering622.1 MP/sec382.1 MP/sec
Text Processing371.2 pages/s272.7 pages/s
Background Blur95.4 frames/s54.1 frames/s
Photo Processing164.2 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing52.3 MP/sec17 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
558.81
Apple M2 Max
253.11

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
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

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 8
Frequency 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores164
Threads164
Frequency3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2412
Threads count2412
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier37x35x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core32 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

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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