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Intel Core i7 13700K vs Apple M2 Max

Intel Core i7 13700K
VS
Apple M2 Max
Intel Core i7 13700K
Apple M2 Max

We compared two CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K (desktop) with 16-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 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
Advantages of Apple M2 Max
  • Around 320 GB/s (357%) 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 i7 13700K
vs
M2 Max

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i7 13700K +29%
2096
M2 Max
1626
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K +106%
30708
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 i7 13700K
2726
M2 Max +2%
2773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K +30%
19215
M2 Max
14768
File compression 1680 MB/sec 1740 MB/sec
Clang compilation 159.6 Klines/sec 128.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 493.6 pages/sec 358.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 532.5 Mpixels/sec 385.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 278.3 pages/sec 262.5 pages/sec
Background blur 74.8 images/sec 54.1 images/sec
Photo processing 170.7 images/sec 143 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.6 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 i7 13700K +6%
4390
M2 Max
4152
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K +78%
46838
M2 Max
26269
Integer math 156.5 GOps/sec 58.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 116.5 GOps/sec 74 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 202M Primes/sec 363M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.8M Strings/sec 41.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.9 GBytes/sec 15.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 606.7 MBytes/sec 338.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2731 Frames/sec 3846 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 37.3B Matrices/sec 12.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Value for money

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and Apple M2 Max

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released September 27, 2022 January 17, 2023
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M2
Model number i7-13700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 24 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 34x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors - 67 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 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 1600 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 i7 13700K
0.78 TFLOPS
M2 Max
13.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - LPDDR5-6400
Memory Size 128 GB 96 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i7 13700K 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 i7 13700K?
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