Intel Core i9-12950HX vs M2 Max (12C38G)
Intel Core i9-12950HX
$590
M2 Max (12C38G)
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16 Cores
24 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
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12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
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Socket
BGA 1964
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
UHD 32EU 1550MHz Gen 12
790 GFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
38-Core M2 Max
13.6 TFLOPS FP32
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GB6S 2,560
63%
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GB6S 2,825
70%
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GB6M 14,100
53%
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GB6M 14,800
55%
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CB23S 1,955
75%
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CB23S 1,710
66%
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CB23M 21,930
51%
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CB23M 14,535
34%
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Manufacturer
Intel
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Architecture
Alder Lake
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
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Family
Core 12th Gen
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Family
M Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Codename
Alder Lake-HX
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Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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E-Core
Gracemont
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Codename
Rhodes-1C
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M2 Max
P-Core
Avalanche
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E-Core
Blizzard
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Market Segment
Laptop
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Market Segment
Laptop
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Release Date
5/10/2022
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Release Date
1/17/2023
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Foundry
Intel
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-
-
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Foundry
TSMC
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-
-
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Node
Intel 7
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-
-
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Node
N5P
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-
-
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Die Size
202 mm²
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-
-
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Die Size
470 mm²
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-
-
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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-
-
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Transistor Count
67 Billion
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-
-
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| BGA 1964 |
Unknown
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16 Cores
8 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
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12 Cores
8 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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24 Threads
16 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
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12 Threads
8 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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P-Core
2.3GHz
5GHz Boost
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P-Core
3.66GHz
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-
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-
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-
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E-Core
1.7GHz
3.6GHz Boost
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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-
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Overclocking
Locked
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-
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Type
DMI
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Integrated Chipset
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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-
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-
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-
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Lanes
8
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-
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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-
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
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24MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L3
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30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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-
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48MB SLC Cache
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Channels
2
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Channels
4
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Max Memory
128GB
128GB
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Max Memory
96GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
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Clock
2400MHz
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
3200MT/s
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Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
51.2GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
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TDP
55W
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157W Peak
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TDP
90W
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-
-
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
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No PCIe
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UHD 32EU 1550MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32
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38-Core M2 Max
4864 Shaders
1398MHz
13.6 TFLOPS FP32
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GNA 3.0
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-
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-
-
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16 Cores
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-
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15.8 TOPS FP16
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-
-
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-
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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