Intel Core i9 9900 vs Apple M2 Max
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2019
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M2
Processor Number
i9-9900
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Transistor Count
-
67 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
31x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
96 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
1398 MHz
Shader Units
192
4864
Texture Units
24
304
Raster Operation Units
3
152
Execution Units
24
608
Power Consumption
15 W
70 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,589
2,696
Geekbench 5
1,265
2,004
Geekbench 6
7,205
14,905
Geekbench 5
7,910
15,030
Passmark CPU
2,833
4,149
Passmark CPU
16,692
26,232
Cinebench R23
-
1,651
Cinebench R23
-
14,852
Cinebench 2024
-
121
Cinebench 2024
-
1,050
Blender
-
255