Product Compare

Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i7 1255U

	CPU Apple M2 Max	CPU Intel Core i7 1255U
General Parameters
Release Date	Jan 2023	Feb 2022
Manufacturer	Apple	Intel
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv8	x86-64
Core Architecture	Apple M2	Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)	Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Processor Number		i7-1255U
Package
Transistor Count	67 billions
Manufacturing Process	5 nm	10 nm
Socket	Apple M-Socket	BGA-1744
Power Consumption	30 W	12-15 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100°C	100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption		55 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	8	2
Performance Core Threads	8	4
Performance Core Base Frequency	3.5 GHz	1.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores	4	8
Efficiency Core Threads	4	8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency	2.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
Total Core Count	12	10
Total Thread Count	12	12
Multiplier	35x	17x
L1 Cache	192 K per core	80 K per core
L2 Cache	32 MB shared	1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency		4.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency		3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency		100 MHz
L3 Cache		12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	LPDDR5-6400	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Size	96 GB	64 GB
Max Memory Channels	8	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Base Frequency	450 MHz	300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	1398 MHz	1250 MHz
Shader Units	4864	768
Texture Units	304	48
Raster Operation Units	152	24
Execution Units	608	96
Power Consumption	70 W	15 W
Max Resolution	7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version	4.0	4.0
Official Website		Official Link ↗
PCIe Lanes		20
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core	1651	1701
Cinebench R23 Multi Core	14852	8233
Geekbench 6 Single Core	2696	2248
Geekbench 5 Single Core	2004	1628
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	14905	7162
Geekbench 5 Multi Core	15030	7372
Blender	255	125
Passmark CPU Single Core	4149	3308
Passmark CPU Multi Core	26232	13792