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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
100 %
Apple M2 Max (30 Core)
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
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Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
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Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
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Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Core Ultra 5 (35) |
| CPU group | Apple M2 (8) | Intel Core Ultra 100HL (4) |
| Architecture | M2 | Meteor Lake PS |
| Technology | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | |
| Successor | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 12 | 14 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Avalanche 0.66 - 3.50 GHz |
4x Redwood Cove 1.70 - 4.60 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Blizzard 0.60 - 2.42 GHz |
8x Crestmont 1.20 - 3.60 GHz |
| Core Cluster 3: | 2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.50 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | 14.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 18.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL |
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| GPU name | Apple M2 Max (30 Core) | Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.45 - 1.40 GHz | 0.60 - 2.20 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 480 / 3840 | 128 / 1024 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 5 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 96 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Intel® AI Boost |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL |
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| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) | DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 96 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 32 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 63.0 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 115 W | |
| TDP up | 65 W | |
| TDP down | 20 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q2/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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Most popular CPUs in both categories
1
Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
14C / 18T · 4.60 GHz
2
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
3
Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
28C / 28T · 4.06 GHz
4
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
5
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
6
Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU)
32C / 32T · 4.06 GHz
7
Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
8
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
9
Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
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