Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Apple M3 Pro
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
37 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
6
Performance Core Threads
36
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
36
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
26x
40
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
36 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
3
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
-
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
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
1,978
Cinebench R23
28,196
15,098
Geekbench 6
1,410
3,160
Geekbench 6
11,418
15,083
Passmark CPU
2,492
4,401
Passmark CPU
30,462
25,201
Cinebench 2024
-
143
Cinebench 2024
-
1,058