Product Compare
Apple M3 vs Intel Core i9 7980XE
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2023 | Sep 2017 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M3 | Skylake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 GPU | N/A |
| Processor Number | i9-7980XE | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 25 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-2066 |
| Power Consumption | 20 W | 165 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 94 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 4 | 18 |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | 36 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 4.2 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 | 18 |
| Total Thread Count | 8 | 36 |
| Multiplier | 40x | 26x |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB shared | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB shared | 25 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max Memory Size | 24 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 79.47 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 | ||
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1920 | 1263 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 10448 | 28196 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 3009 | 1410 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 11805 | 11418 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 4850 | 2492 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 19597 | 30462 |