Intel Core i9 13980HX vs Apple M2 Ultra
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We compared two 24-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13980HX against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Ultra. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13980HX
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
Advantages of Apple M2 Ultra
- Around 729.6 GB/s (814%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 10 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 7481 |
Cinebench Scores (25th and 31st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1400 MB/sec | 2140 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 161.1 Klines/sec | 226.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 432.8 pages/sec | 569.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 469.4 Mpixels/sec | 603.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 277 pages/sec | 272.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 53.3 images/sec | 56.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 136.1 images/sec | 170.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 36.2 Mpixels/sec | 33.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 163.4 GOps/sec | 117.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 116.3 GOps/sec | 148.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 186M Primes/sec | 712M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 64.7M Strings/sec | 83.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 34.5 GBytes/sec | 32 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 572.8 MBytes/sec | 682.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2510 Frames/sec | 7650 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 33B Matrices/sec | 33.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 36.6 PPW | 24.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 315.2 PPW | 267.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 824.3 PPW | 636.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.96 PPW | 6.27 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13980HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-14 (Judicatio) | Cinebench 2024 | 128 / 1861 |
| π 2025-03-18 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2951 / 17667 |
| π 2024-06-27 (PPLord) | Cinebench 2024 | 120 / 1190 |
Apple M2 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13980HX and Apple M2 UltraGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | May 5, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Apple M2 |
| Model number | i9-13980HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M2 Ultra GPU (76-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple M4 Ultra |
Intel CPU rating (#40th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 22x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 64MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 134 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 80 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (47th and 24th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M2 Ultra GPU (76-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | - |
| TMUs | 16 | - |
| ROPs | 8 | - |
| Execution Units | 32 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 819.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13980HX official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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