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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) vs Intel Core i7-1068NG7
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
Apple M2 Max (38 Core)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
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
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 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
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 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 (38-GPU) | Intel Core i7-1068NG7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | Apple M2 (8) | Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19) |
| Architecture | M2 | Ice Lake U |
| Technology | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1344 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | Intel Core i7-1068NG7 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 12 | 4 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Avalanche 0.66 - 3.50 GHz |
4x 2.30 - 4.10 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Blizzard 0.60 - 2.42 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 8.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | Intel Core i7-1068NG7 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M2 Max (38 Core) | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 |
| GPU frequency | 0.45 - 1.40 GHz | 0.30 - 1.10 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 608 / 4864 | 64 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 5 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 96 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q3/2019 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | Intel Core i7-1068NG7 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | Intel Core i7-1068NG7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) | LPDDR4-3733 (59.6 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 96 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 32 | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 63.0 GB/s | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | Intel Core i7-1068NG7 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 40 W | 28 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | Intel Core i7-1068NG7 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 10, 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 | Q2/2020 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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