[Comparison] Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Apple M2 Max – Great showing from both CPUs

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Apple M2 Max - Great showing from both CPUs

From: Severin Kolakov 13 February 2023 / 18:30 | 0

Apple’s M2 Max SoC is ready to take the challenge to the Core i9-13900HX, however, the Apple chip might have bit off more than it can chew, as it heavily outclassed when it comes to the core and thread count, while the clock speeds are in favor of the Intel chip as well. Regardless, let’s see if Apple can make a dent in the most powerful laptop CPU to date.

The Core i9-13900HX is currently #1 in our Top Laptop CPU Ranking.

You can find more information about both CPUs here: Intel Core i9-13900HX / Apple M2 Max

Specs table

	Intel Core i9-13900HX	Apple M2 Max
Architecture	Raptor Lake-HX	Avalanche / Blizzard
Cores / Threads	24/32	12/12
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	1.60 – 5.40GHz	2.42 – 3.50GHz
Cache	36MB	36MB
Lithography	10nm	5nm
TDP	55W	20W
Memory type	DDR5-5600	LPDDR5-6400
Integrated GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Apple M2 Max GPU

CPU benchmarks

In the Cinebench R23 benchmark, the Core i9 is 78% more powerful.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Intel Core i9-13900HX AORUS 17X

$5598^.00

26221

CPU Benchmarks	single/multi Geekbench 5
Intel Core i9-13900HX	2016 / 20306 (+35%)
Apple M2 Max	2060 (+2%) / 15075

Moving to Geekbench 5, the single Core performance of the M2 Max is astonishing, beating our the Core i9 by 2%. However, the higher core count of the Intel chip speaks for itself in the Multi-core test, with a 35% lead, which still means that the M2 Max means serious business when it comes to performing well, especially when you factor in the integrated graphics of the SoC. We have a preliminary comparison of the M2 Max’s GPU against the RTX 3080 Ti, which shows that the Apple chip has around half of the performance of the NVIDIA Graphics. An M2 Max MacBook will also be lighter than most configs with a Core i9-13900HX, as well as have longer battery life, as MacBooks are incredibly efficient.