Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
N/A
Core Architecture
-
Skylake
Processor Number
-
i9-7960X
Package
Transistor Count
33.7 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
30 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
98 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
16
Performance Core Threads
10
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
32
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
28x
L3 Cache
-
22 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
-
Shader Units
2048
-
Texture Units
128
-
Raster Operation Units
64
-
Power Consumption
30 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
44
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,530
1,099
Cinebench R23
12,116
22,189
Geekbench 6
2,180
1,313
Geekbench 6
7,976
9,066
Blender
211
-
Passmark CPU
3,792
2,489
Passmark CPU
21,750
26,917