Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
64 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
6
Performance Core Threads
36
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
18
Total Thread Count
36
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
26x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
-
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
4096
Texture Units
-
256
Raster Operation Units
-
128
Execution Units
-
512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
-
Cinebench R23
28,196
-
Geekbench 6
1,410
4,282
Geekbench 6
11,418
29,052
Passmark CPU
2,492
-
Passmark CPU
30,462
-
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,065