Intel Core i7 8705G vs Apple M3 Max

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Intel Core i7 8705G

Apple M3 Max

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8705G with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz . 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 5 years and 9 months 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 (4.05GHz vs 3.1GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8705G

1116

Apple M3 Max +76%

1968

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8705G

4907

Apple M3 Max +392%

24163

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8705G

1106

Apple M3 Max +191%

3227

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8705G

3101

Apple M3 Max +582%

21173

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 8705G

2256

Apple M3 Max +112%

4793

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8705G

7755

Apple M3 Max +416%

40041

Intel Core i7 8705G

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Apple M3 Max

General Parameters

Jan 2018

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Kaby Lake G

Core Architecture

Apple M3

i7-8705G

Processor Number

-

BGA-2270

Socket

Apple M-Socket

-

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

92 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

0 W

Power Consumption

40 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

12

8

Performance Core Threads

12

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

4

Total Core Count

16

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

31x

Multiplier

40x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

37.5 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

-

Shader Units

5120

-

Texture Units

320

-

Raster Operation Units

160

-

Execution Units

640

-

Graphics Performance

16.4 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 8705G

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

8

PCIe Lanes

-

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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