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Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i7-13800H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
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Intel Core i7-13800H
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What's the best choice Apple M2 Max or Intel Core i7-13800H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M2 Max has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 12 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i7-13800H has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

Apple M2 Max Reasons to consider
Apple M2 Max
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    41 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M2 Max CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    68 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    47 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    6 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    14 left arrow 12

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13800H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    79 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    52 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    49 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    22 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    17 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M2 Max Apple M2 Max
Intel Core i7-13800H Intel Core i7-13800H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Apple M2 left arrow Intel Core i 13000H
  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) left arrow Intel Core i7-12800H
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Avalanche left arrow 6x Raptor Cove
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz)
  • B-Core
    4x Blizzard left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12.1
  • Execution units
    512 left arrow 96
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 13
  • GPU Frequency
    1400 MHz left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    Apple M2 Max (32 Core) left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1500 MHz
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Shader
    4096 left arrow 768
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13800H and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    409.6 GB/s left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400
  • PCIe
    4.0 left arrow 5.0 x 28
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M2 Max and Intel Core i7-13800H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 115 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 35 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Max and Intel Core i7-13800H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    M2 left arrow Raptor Lake H
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    36 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 24 MB
  • Operating systems
    macOS, iPadOS left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    - left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    Apple Virtualization Framework left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Apple M2 Max

Intel Core i7-13800H

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 17 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-13800H 7959.945554 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 17 threads / linux
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Duration: 125.629 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M2 Max and Intel Core i7-13800H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1874.000000
Apple M2 Max
1927.000000
Intel Core i7-13800H
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

15506.000000
Apple M2 Max
11875.000000
Intel Core i7-13800H
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

11360.000000
Apple M2 Max
2230.000000
Intel Core i7-13800H

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