Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) vs Intel Processor N95

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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Processor N95
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Intel Processor N95

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and the Intel Processor N95 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 24 core processor released in Q2/2023 with the Intel Processor N95 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Apple M series (25) Family Intel Processor N (5)
Apple M2 (8) CPU group Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)
2 Generation 13
M2 Architecture Alder Lake N
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Intel Processor N95 clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Characteristic Intel Processor N95
24 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz)
16x Avalanche
A-Core 2.00 GHz (3.40 GHz)
4x Gracemont
0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz)
8x Blizzard
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Characteristic Intel Processor N95
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
32 Neural cores @ 31.6 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Apple M2 Ultra (76 Core) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake)
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
2 GPU Generation 12
5 nm Technology 10 nm
8 Max. displays 3
1216 Compute units 16
9728 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
192 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple M2 Ultra (76 Core) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU), while the Intel Processor N95 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Characteristic Intel Processor N95
LPDDR5-6400 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
192 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
819.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
72.00 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 9
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Intel Processor N95 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Characteristic Intel Processor N95
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) has 72.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Intel Processor N95 is at 10.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Characteristic Intel Processor N95
5 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8.5-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
-- Socket BGA
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) (100%)
Intel Processor N95 (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) (100%)
Intel Processor N95 (11%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
126 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
58 (46%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1918 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
184 (10%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1695 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
918 (54%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
28570 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2724 (10%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1940 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1028 (53%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
27860 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2649 (10%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
2689 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1158 (43%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
21450 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2857 (13%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
Apple M2 Ultra (76 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
26980 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz
307 (1%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
48560 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
5495 (11%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W
357 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
2,724 CB R23 MC @ 15 W
182 (51%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
349 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1041 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 0.66 GHz
31.6 (100%)
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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