Product Compare
Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i5 9600K
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jan 2023 | Oct 2018 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M2 | Coffee Lake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Processor Number | i5-9600K | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 67 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-1151 |
| Power Consumption | 30 W | 95 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 100 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 12 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 12 | 6 |
| Multiplier | 35x | 37x |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB shared | 256 K per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max Memory Size | 96 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Base Frequency | 450 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Shader Units | 4864 | 192 |
| Texture Units | 304 | 24 |
| Raster Operation Units | 152 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 608 | 24 |
| Power Consumption | 70 W | 15 W |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 - 60 Hz | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1651 | 1185 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 14852 | 6590 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2696 | 1566 |
| Geekbench 5 Single Core | 2004 | 1198 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 14905 | 6338 |
| Geekbench 5 Multi Core | 15030 | 5650 |
| Blender | 255 | 122 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 4149 | 2738 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 26232 | 10716 |