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MagyarApple M3 Max 14-Core vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
Apple M3 Max 14-Core
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The Apple M3 Max 14 core CPU is a system on a chip (SoC) from Apple for notebooks that was introduced towards the end of 2023. It integrates a new 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores with up to 4.06 GHz and 4 efficiency cores with 2.8 GHz. There is also a more powerful 16-core variant with 40 GPU cores.
Thanks to the higher clock rates and architectural improvements, the processor performance is also significantly better than the M2 Max in benchmarks and can keep up with the fastest mobile CPUs.
The M3 also integrates a new graphics card with dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration via hardware. In the cheaper model, 30 of the chip's 40 cores are used and support up to 5 displays simultaneously (internal and 4 external).
GPU and CPU can jointly access the shared memory on the package (unified memory). This is available in 36 and 96 GB variants and offers 400 GB/s maximum bandwidth (512 bit bus).
The integrated 16-core Neural Engine has also been revised and now offers 18 TOPS peak performance (compared to 15.8 TOPS in the M2 but 35 TOPS in the new A17 Pro). The video engine now also supports AV1 decoding in hardware. H.264, HEVC and ProRes (RAW) can still be decoded and encoded. Like its predecessor, the Max chip offers two video engines and can therefore encode and decode two streams simultaneously.
Unfortunately, the integrated WLAN only continues to support WiFi 6E (no WiFi 7), unlike the small M3 SoC thunderbolt 4 is also supported (max 40 Gbit/s).
The chip is manufactured in the current 3nm process (N3B) at TSMC and contains 92 billion transistors (+37% vs. Apple M2 Max).
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
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The Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 is a high end dual core CPU for laptops (at the time of introduction). Compared to the faster T9900 it does not support the new power saving C1E state. The newer Core 2 Duo P9700 offers a similar performance but features a lower TDP of 28 Watt.
Due to the high clock speed, the T9600 offers enough performance for demanding games (in 2009) and applications.
The T9600 uses a Penryn core that features 2 integer units, 1 floating point unit, 1 load unit, and 1 store unit in a 14-stages long pipeline. Due to the Wide Dynamic Execution Technology, the core is able to simultaneously execute up to four instructions.
The integrated Enhanced Speedstep is able to downclock the core dynamically (in idle mode).
The Core 2 Duo T9600 can be used in a Socket P socket with 479 pins.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
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The Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 was a upper middle class dual core CPU for laptops at the time of introduction. It was intended to be used in the Santa Rosa platform due to the 800 MHz FSB. The T9550 is only slightly higher clocked but offers already a FSB1066.
Due to the relatively high clock speed and 6MB Level 2 cache, the T9500 offers enough performance for demanding games (in 2009) and applications.
The T9500 uses a Penryn (Montevina Update) core that features 2 integer units, 1 floating point unit, 1 load unit, and 1 store unit in a 14-stages long pipeline. Due to the Wide Dynamic Execution Technology, the core is able to simultaneously execute up to four instructions.
The integrated Enhanced Speedstep is able to downclock the core dynamically to save power (in idle mode).
| Model | Apple M3 Max 14-Core | Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 | Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Apple Apple M3 | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core 2 Duo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Core 2 Duo Penryn |
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| Clock | 2748 - 4056 MHz | 2800 MHz | 2600 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 14 / 14 10 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core 4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 78 Watt | 35 Watt | 35 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 92000 Million | 410 Million | 410 Million | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 nm | 45 nm, 1.05-1.2125 V | 45 nm, 1.0-1.25V | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | ARMv8 Instruction Set | Virtualization Technolgoy (VT-x), Intel 64, Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.apple.com | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Penryn | Penryn | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FSB | 1066 | 800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 107 mm2 | 107 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 105 °C | 105 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | Socket P (BGA479, PGA478) | BGA479, PGA478, PPGA478 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $316 U.S. | $530 U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 128 KB |
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card