Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i7 8705G

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Apple M2 Max

Intel Core i7 8705G

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 8705G with 4 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Released 5 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.1GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +47%

1651

Intel Core i7 8705G

1116

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +202%

14852

Intel Core i7 8705G

4907

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +143%

2696

Intel Core i7 8705G

1106

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +380%

14905

Intel Core i7 8705G

3101

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +96%

2004

Intel Core i7 8705G

1020

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +289%

15030

Intel Core i7 8705G

3854

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max +83%

4149

Intel Core i7 8705G

2256

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +238%

26232

Intel Core i7 8705G

7755

Apple M2 Max

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Intel Core i7 8705G

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2018

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake G

-

Processor Number

i7-8705G

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-2270

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

-

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

0 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

31x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

256 K per core

-

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR4-2400

96 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

37.5 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

4864

Shader Units

-

304

Texture Units

-

152

Raster Operation Units

-

608

Execution Units

-

70 W

Power Consumption

-

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 8705G

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

8

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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