Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 vs Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core 2 Duo T8300
Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300
► remove from comparisonThe Core 2 Duo SP9300 is a power efficient (25W TDP) dual core CPU for laptops. Compared to other Core 2 Duo with 2.26 GHz, the SP9300 features the full 6 MB level 2 cache of the Penryn core. Usually 3MB are enabled for 25 W CPUs at this clock range (e.g. P8400). Therefore, the performance is a bit better than similar clocked C2D CPUs.
Apple M2 Max
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The Apple M2 Max is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers all 12 CPU cores available in the chip divided in eight performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).
The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 49 MB SLC (System Level Cache).
The unified memory (32, 64, or 96 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 512 Bit memory controller (400 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.
The CPU performance should be quite similar to the M2 Pro as only the higher memory bandwidth and bigger L3 cache could make a difference for some workloads.
The integrated graphics card in the M1 Max offers a 30-core GPU or a GPU with all 38 cores.
Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Max), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).
The M2 Max is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors. The power consumption of the CPU part is up to 36 Watt according to powermetrics. When fully loading the CPU and GPU cores, the chip uses up to 89 Watt and the CPU part is limited to 25 Watt.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 was at the time of announcement a fast dual-core CPU for laptops with 3 MB level 2 cache. It is based on the Penryn core with all features enabled (but without the full 6MB level 2 cache). The later announced Core 2 Duo P7450 was cheaper and used less power.
| Model | Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 | Apple M2 Max | Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Penryn | Penryn | |||||||||||||||||
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Apple M2 | Intel Core 2 Duo | ||||||||||||||||
| Series: Core 2 Duo Penryn |
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| Clock | 2260 MHz | 2424 - 3696 MHz | 2400 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| FSB | 1066 | 800 | |||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 36 MB | 3 MB | ||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 12 / 12 | 2 / 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 25 Watt | 79 Watt | 35 Watt | ||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 410 Million | 67000 Million | 410 Million | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 45 nm | 5 nm | 45 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Voltage | 1.05-1.15V V | 1-1.25V V | |||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 107 mm2 | 107 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 105 °C | 105 °C | |||||||||||||||||
| Socket | BGA956 | BGA479, PGA478 | |||||||||||||||||
| Features | Virtualization Technology (VT-x), Trusted Execution Technology, Intel 64, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit | ARMv8 Instruction Set | Virtualization (VT-x), Intel 64, Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ARM | x86 | ||||||||||||||||
| $284 U.S. | $241 U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | |||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 3.3 MB | ||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 48 MB | ||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Max → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
