Apple M2 vs Intel Core i9 7980XE
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Sep 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
-
i9-7980XE
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
15 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
94 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
18
Performance Core Threads
4
36
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
8
36
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
-
26x
L3 Cache
-
25 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
-
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
1,410
Geekbench 6
10,130
11,418
Cinebench R23
-
1,263
Cinebench R23
-
28,196
Passmark CPU
-
2,492
Passmark CPU
-
30,462