Intel Core i9 7960X vs Apple M5 (8-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
i9-7960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
27 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
32
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
32
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
28x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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6
Efficiency Core Threads
—
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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3.0 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
153 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 Max Dynamic Frequency
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2005 MHz
Shader Units
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1024
Texture Units
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64
Raster Operation Units
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32
Execution Units
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128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,099
2,552
Cinebench R23
22,189
15,912
Geekbench 6
1,313
4,251
Geekbench 6
9,066
17,501
Passmark CPU
2,489
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Passmark CPU
26,917
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Cinebench 2024
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206
Cinebench 2024
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1,170
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.