Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i9 10980HK

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Apple M3 Max

Intel Core i9 10980HK

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i9 10980HK with 8 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M3 Max 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (40W vs 45W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +53%

1968

Intel Core i9 10980HK

1286

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +129%

24163

Intel Core i9 10980HK

10535

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +207%

3227

Intel Core i9 10980HK

1048

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +322%

21173

Intel Core i9 10980HK

5011

Blender

Apple M3 Max +302%

415

Intel Core i9 10980HK

103

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Max +70%

4793

Intel Core i9 10980HK

2815

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +151%

40041

Intel Core i9 10980HK

15948

Apple M3 Max

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Intel Core i9 10980HK

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Apr 2020

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Comet Lake-H

-

Processor Number

i9-10980HK

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1440

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

92 billions

Transistor Count

-

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

40 W

Power Consumption

45 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

8

16

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

24x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

256 K per core

-

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

45.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1250 MHz

5120

Shader Units

192

320

Texture Units

24

160

Raster Operation Units

3

640

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

16.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10980HK

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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