Intel Core i9-13980HX vs M2 Max (12C38G)

Intel Core i9-13980HX $668
M2 Max (12C38G)
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1964
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
UHD 32EU 1650MHz Gen 12
850 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
38-Core M2 Max
13.6 TFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • Same Performance vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • Same Performance vs Core i9-13980HX
Core i9-13980HX - GB6S 2,825
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - GB6S 2,825
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 16% faster vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 13% slower vs Core i9-13980HX
Core i9-13980HX - GB6M 17,095
x1.16
M2 Max (12C38G) - GB6M 14,800
x1

CB23 Single-Core

  • 28% faster vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 22% slower vs Core i9-13980HX
Core i9-13980HX - CB23S 2,195
x1.28
M2 Max (12C38G) - CB23S 1,710
x1

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 2.14x faster vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 53% slower vs Core i9-13980HX
Core i9-13980HX - CB23M 31,175
x2.14
M2 Max (12C38G) - CB23M 14,535
x1
  • 78% slower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 4.57x faster vs Core i9-13980HX
Core i9-13980HX - 89.6GB/s
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - 409.6GB/s
x4.57
  • 39% lower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 64% higher vs Core i9-13980HX
Core i9-13980HX - 55W
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - 90W
x1.64
  • 94% slower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 16x faster vs Core i9-13980HX
Core i9-13980HX - 850 GFLOPS FP32
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - 13.6 TFLOPS FP32
x16
GB6S 2,825
70%
GB6M 14,800
55%
CB23S 2,195
84%
CB23S 1,710
66%
CB23M 31,175
72%
CB23M 14,535
34%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Raptor Lake
Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
Family
Core 13th Gen
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Raptor Lake-HX
Raptor Lake-8P-16E
P-Core
Raptor Cove
E-Core
Gracemont
Codename
Rhodes-1C
M2 Max
P-Core
Avalanche
E-Core
Blizzard
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2023
Release Date
1/17/2023
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
Node
Intel 7
Node
N5P
Die Size
257 mm²
Die Size
470 mm²
Transistor Count
18.5 Billion
Transistor Count
67 Billion
BGA 1964
Unknown
24 Cores
8 P-Cores
16 E-Cores
12 Cores
8 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
32 Threads
16 P-Threads
16 E-Threads
12 Threads
8 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
P-Core
2.2GHz
5.6GHz Boost
P-Core
3.66GHz
-
E-Core
1.6GHz
4GHz Boost
E-Core
2.42GHz
-
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Integrated Chipset
-
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
-
-
Lanes
8
-
-
Bandwidth
16GB/s
-
-
Bi-directional
32GB/s
-
-
L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
2048KB/Core
16-way set associative
-
-
16MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
-
-
24MB Shared
12-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
36MB Shared
12-way set associative
-
-
-
-
48MB SLC Cache
Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
96GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Clock
2800MHz
Transfer Rate
5600MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
44.8GB/s
Bandwidth
89.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
TDP
55W
157W Peak
TDP
90W
-
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
No PCIe
UHD 32EU 1650MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
1650MHz
850 GFLOPS FP32
38-Core M2 Max
4864 Shaders
1398MHz
13.6 TFLOPS FP32
GNA 3.0
-
-
16 Cores
-
15.8 TOPS FP16
No Cellular
No Cellular
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