M2 Max (12C30G) vs M1 (8C8G)

M2 Max (12C30G)
M1 (8C8G)
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
30-Core M2 Max
10.74 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
8-Core M1
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 2,825
70%
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6M 14,800
55%
GB6M 8,615
32%
CB23S 1,710
66%
CB23S 1,500
58%
CB23M 14,535
34%
CB23M 7,720
18%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
Architecture
Apple Silicon 10
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Rhodes-1C
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M2 Max
P-Core
Avalanche
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E-Core
Blizzard
Codename
Tonga
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M1
P-Core
Firestorm
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E-Core
Icestorm
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/17/2023
Release Date
11/10/2020
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N5P
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Node
N5
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Die Size
470 mm²
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Die Size
120 mm²
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Transistor Count
67 Billion
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
12 Cores
8 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
12 Threads
8 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
3.66GHz
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P-Core
3.2GHz
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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E-Core
2.06GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
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24MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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12MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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48MB SLC Cache
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8MB SLC Cache
Channels
4
Channels
2
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
16GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
TDP
90W
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TDP
20W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
30-Core M2 Max
3840 Shaders
1398MHz
10.74 TFLOPS FP32
8-Core M1
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
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16 Cores
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16 Cores
15.8 TOPS FP16
11 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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