Apple M2 vs Intel Core i9 7900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
May 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
N/A
Processor Number
—
i9-7900X
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
15 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
8
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
33x
L3 Cache
—
14 MB shared
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
1398 MHz
—
Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
44
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
1,323
Geekbench 6
10,130
8,536
Cinebench R23
—
1,203
Cinebench R23
—
14,998
Passmark CPU
—
2,556
Passmark CPU
—
20,991
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.