Product Compare
Intel Core i7 8700 vs Apple M2 Pro
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | Jan 2023 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Core Architecture | Coffee Lake | Apple M2 |
| Processor Number | i7-8700 | |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 65 W | 30 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 100°C |
| Transistor Count | 40 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 6 | 12 |
| Total Thread Count | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 32x | |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 192 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | 32 MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2666 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 204.8 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Base Frequency | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shader Units | 192 | 2432 |
| Texture Units | 24 | 152 |
| Raster Operation Units | 3 | 76 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 304 |
| Power Consumption | 15 W | 35 W |
| Max Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | 7680x4320 - 60 Hz |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1211 | 1632 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 7068 | 13929 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1258 | 2650 |
| Geekbench 5 Single Core | 1166 | 1986 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 4394 | 14275 |
| Geekbench 5 Multi Core | 6209 | 14863 |
| Blender | 143 | 253 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2647 | 4116 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 12874 | 26265 |