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Intel Core i5 13600 vs Apple M2 Max

Intel Core i5 13600
VS
Apple M2 Max
Intel Core i5 13600
Apple M2 Max

We compared two CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 13600 (desktop) with 14-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Max (laptop) with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Max and 13600
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M2 Max
  • Around 332.8 GB/s (433%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600
vs
M2 Max

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i5 13600 +20%
1951
M2 Max
1626
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600 +49%
22188
M2 Max
14889
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 13600
2571
M2 Max +8%
2773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600
14522
M2 Max +2%
14768
File compression 1140 MB/sec 1740 MB/sec
Clang compilation 120.4 Klines/sec 128.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 358.9 pages/sec 358.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.8 Mpixels/sec 385.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 264.4 pages/sec 262.5 pages/sec
Background blur 46.9 images/sec 54.1 images/sec
Photo processing 127.7 images/sec 143 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.2 Mpixels/sec 17.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 13600
4061
M2 Max +2%
4152
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600 +28%
33524
M2 Max
26269
Integer math 114.1 GOps/sec 58.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 84.2 GOps/sec 74 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 113M Primes/sec 363M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 46.1M Strings/sec 41.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.7 GBytes/sec 15.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 410.8 MBytes/sec 338.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1865 Frames/sec 3846 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.8B Matrices/sec 12.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600 and Apple M2 Max

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 3, 2023 January 17, 2023
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M2
Model number i5-13600 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.0 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 12
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 27x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 67 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 154 W -
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Peak temperature 100°C -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1398 MHz
Shading Units 256 4864
TMUs 16 304
ROPs 8 152
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W 70 W
Max. Resolution - 7680x4320 - 60 Hz
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13600
0.78 TFLOPS
M2 Max
13.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - LPDDR5-6400
Memory Size 128 GB 96 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i5 13600 official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M2 Max or Intel Core i5 13600?
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