Apple M3 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Haswell E
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
N/A
Processor Number
-
i7-5960X
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
2.6 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
22 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
20 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.5 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
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
Multiplier
40x
30x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
24 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
68 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
1280
-
Texture Units
80
-
Raster Operation Units
40
-
Execution Units
160
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,057
Cinebench R23
10,448
9,850
Geekbench 6
3,009
1,244
Geekbench 6
11,805
6,669
Cinebench 2024
140
-
Cinebench 2024
707
-
Blender
168
-
Passmark CPU
4,850
1,963
Passmark CPU
19,597
12,655