Intel Core Ultra 9 288V vs Apple M2 Pro

62 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
VS
65 out of 100
Apple M2 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 288V with 8-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Pro with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between Pro and 288V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
  • Newer - released 1 year and 8 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 5 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
Advantages of Apple M2 Pro
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • More powerful Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) integrated graphics: 6.8 vs 4.2 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M2 Pro +27%
795

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2666
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M2 Pro +31%
14489
File compression 1020 MB/sec 1630 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69 Klines/sec 125.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 278.5 pages/sec 356.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 290.7 Mpixels/sec 352.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 312.1 pages/sec 266.9 pages/sec
Background blur 49.8 images/sec 53.8 images/sec
Photo processing 117 images/sec 126.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.5 Mpixels/sec 17 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 917 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4089
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M2 Pro +35%
26724
Integer math 44 GOps/sec 57.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 59.5 GOps/sec 73.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 194M Primes/sec 354M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.6M Strings/sec 40.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.1 GBytes/sec 15.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.1 MBytes/sec 334.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1634 Frames/sec 3611 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.6B Matrices/sec 14.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 500 & 584 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M2 Pro +48%
198.23

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17 PPW 26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 299.2 PPW 483 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 534.6 PPW 890.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.63 PPW 6.61 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
No benchmark results yet
Apple M2 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-23 (Roman)Cinebench 2024125 / 795

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V and Apple M2 Pro

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released September 4, 2024 January 17, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Lunar Lake Apple M2
Model number 288V -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Successor - - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#72nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 8 12
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 33x -
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 40 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 17-37 W (configurable) 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 37 W -
Socket FCBGA-2833 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (83rd and 74th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2050 MHz 1398 MHz
Shading Units 1024 2432
TMUs - 152
ROPs - 76
Execution Units - 304
TGP 30 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.2 TFLOPS
M2 Pro +62%
6.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 204.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 288V official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 8 -

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