Intel Core i9 9940X vs Apple M2 Ultra
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
May 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M2
Processor Number
i9-9940X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
60 W
Peak Operating Temperature
88 °C
100°C
Transistor Count
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134 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
14
16
Performance Core Threads
28
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
24
Total Thread Count
28
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
16
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
800 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
44
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,228
1,729
Cinebench R23
15,351
28,910
Geekbench 6
1,328
2,790
Geekbench 5
1,189
1,956
Geekbench 6
9,787
21,217
Geekbench 5
14,374
27,945
Cinebench 2024
—
126
Cinebench 2024
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1,918
Blender
—
505
Passmark CPU
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4,137
Passmark CPU
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48,776
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.