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Intel Core i3-2312M vs Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-2312M
13 %
2C / 4T · 2.10 GHz
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
2C / 4T · 2.10 GHz
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-2312M
22 %
2C / 4T · 2.10 GHz
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
2C / 4T · 2.10 GHz
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
Apple M2 Max (38 Core)
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
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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Intel Core i3-2312M | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000M (46) | Apple M2 (8) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge H | M2 |
| Technology | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | PPGA 988 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2312M | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 12 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x 2.10 GHz |
8x Avalanche 0.66 - 3.50 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Blizzard 0.60 - 2.42 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2312M | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Apple M2 Max (38 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz | 0.45 - 1.40 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 608 / 4864 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 5 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 96 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q1/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2312M | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2312M | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 4.0 x 32 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 63.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2312M | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 40 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 85 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-2312M | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation |
| Release date | Q2/2011 | Q1/2023 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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