Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Core i7 9800X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i7-9800X
Package
Transistor Count
37 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
30 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Multiplier
40
38x
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
L3 Cache
-
17 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
36 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
3
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 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
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
2304
-
Texture Units
144
-
Raster Operation Units
72
-
Execution Units
288
-
Power Consumption
30
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
44
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,978
1,263
Cinebench R23
15,098
13,055
Geekbench 6
3,160
1,314
Geekbench 6
15,083
7,991
Cinebench 2024
143
-
Cinebench 2024
1,058
-
Passmark CPU
4,401
2,573
Passmark CPU
25,201
18,121
Geekbench 5
-
1,225
Geekbench 5
-
9,648