Intel Core i7 7820X vs Apple M3
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2017
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i7-7820X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
20 W
Peak Operating Temperature
99 °C
100°C
Transistor Count
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25 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
36x
40x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
11 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
28
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1600 MHz
Shader Units
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1280
Texture Units
—
80
Raster Operation Units
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40
Execution Units
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160
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,338
1,920
Cinebench R23
13,358
10,448
Geekbench 6
1,252
3,009
Geekbench 5
1,120
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Geekbench 6
7,510
11,805
Geekbench 5
8,504
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Passmark CPU
2,536
4,850
Passmark CPU
17,189
19,597
Cinebench 2024
—
140
Cinebench 2024
—
707
Blender
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168
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.