Apple M2 Max (12C30G) vs Intel Core i7-12800HX Full Specs

Summary

12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 3.69GHz	16 Cores(8P+8E) 24 Threads(16P+8E) 2GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 55W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s DDR5·DDR4
iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.49 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1964

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M2 Max (12C30G)2,825

x1.22

Core i7-12800HX2,321

x1

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Core Config

12 Cores 8P 4E	16 Cores 8P 8E
12 Threads 8P 4E	24 Threads 16P 8E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.69GHz	Base Clock 2GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.8GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P 64KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - 4MB E shared
L3 -	L3 25MB
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type DDR5·DDR4
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 4800MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 76.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 55W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 157W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 16GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x16 63GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Shaders 3840	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 1.45GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.49 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H14 Selene	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.1GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Rhodes-1C M2 MaxVariant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-HX Alder Lake-8P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 17, 2023	Release Date May 10, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N5P	Fabrication Node Intel 7
Die Size 486mm²	Die Size 202mm²
Transistor Count 67 Billion	Transistor Count 14.6 Billion
Transistor Density 138 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²

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Used In

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Desktops Mac Studio(M2 Max, Mid 2023)	Desktops -

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