Intel Core i9 7900X vs Apple M1 Max
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2017
May 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
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Processor Number
i9-7900X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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Transistor Count
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57 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
10
Performance Core Threads
20
10
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
20
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33x
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L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
14 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 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
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PCIe Lanes
44
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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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450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1296 MHz
Shader Units
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4096
Texture Units
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256
Raster Operation Units
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128
Power Consumption
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60 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,203
1,545
Cinebench R23
14,998
12,440
Geekbench 6
1,323
2,410
Geekbench 6
8,536
12,480
Passmark CPU
2,556
3,833
Passmark CPU
20,991
22,121
Geekbench 5
—
1,783
Geekbench 5
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12,511
Cinebench 2024
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114
Cinebench 2024
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793
Blender
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212
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.