Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i9 10940X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Cascade Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i9-10940X
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
56 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
86 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
14
Performance Core Threads
12
28
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
-
Total Core Count
16
14
Total Thread Count
16
28
Multiplier
40
33x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Power Consumption
60
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
48
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,234
Cinebench R23
24,002
21,309
Geekbench 6
3,227
1,471
Geekbench 6
21,164
11,287
Cinebench 2024
142
-
Cinebench 2024
1,683
-
Blender
415
-
Passmark CPU
4,790
2,686
Passmark CPU
41,188
27,907
Geekbench 5
-
1,144
Geekbench 5
-
13,573