Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Apple M2 Max
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M2
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100°C
Transistor Count
-
67 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
8
Performance Core Threads
36
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
36
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
26x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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
96 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
-
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1398 MHz
Shader Units
-
4864
Texture Units
-
304
Raster Operation Units
-
152
Execution Units
-
608
Power Consumption
-
70 W
Max Resolution
-
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
1,651
Cinebench R23
28,196
14,852
Geekbench 6
1,410
2,696
Geekbench 6
11,418
14,905
Passmark CPU
2,492
4,149
Passmark CPU
30,462
26,232
Geekbench 5
-
2,004
Geekbench 5
-
15,030
Cinebench 2024
-
121
Cinebench 2024
-
1,050
Blender
-
255