Apple M2 Ultra

Cores: 24
TDP: 80 W
Transistor size: 5 nm

M2 Ultra - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 24 cores and 24 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3500 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M2 Ultra GPU (76-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

77

Multi-Core Performance

81

Power Efficiency

73

Integrated Graphics

n/a

NanoReview Final Score

79

Compare Apple M2 Ultra with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

125

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1941

Cinebench 2026 (Multi)

7481

Cinebench Scores - 31st place

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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)

2685

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

21387

File compression	2140 MB/sec
Clang compilation	226.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	569.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	603.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	272.4 pages/sec
Background blur	56.5 images/sec
Photo processing	170.7 images/sec
Ray tracing	33.8 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 728 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4208

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

50945

Integer math	117.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math	148.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	712M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	83.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption	32 GBytes/sec
Data compression	682.7 MBytes/sec
Physics	7650 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	33.2B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 201 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

501.6

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	24.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	267.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	636.8 PPW
Blender / Watt	6.27 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

General

Vendor	Apple
Released	May 5, 2023
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv8
Codename	Apple M2
Integrated GPU	Apple M2 Ultra GPU (76-core)
Successor	- Apple M4 Ultra

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	16
P-Threads	16
Base Frequency (P)	3.5 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	8
E-Threads	8
Base Frequency (E)	2.4 GHz

Total
Total Cores	24
Total Threads	24
Multiplier	35x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Transistors	134 billions
Fabrication Process	5 nm
TDP (PL1)	80 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature	100°C

Laptop processors ranking - 24th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 Ultra GPU (76-core)
GPU Boost Clock	1398 MHz

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	192 GB
Memory Channels	8
Max. Memory Bandwidth	819.2 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

PCI Express Version

4.0

Competitors

1. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M3 Ultra

2. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M4 Ultra (2)

3. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M4 Max (16-Core)

4. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M3 Max

5. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

6. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)

7. Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 14900K

8. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M3

9. Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M2 Max

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