Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Apple M1 Ultra

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz and Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Lower TDP (60W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1263

Apple M1 Ultra +22%

1544

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

18030

Apple M1 Ultra +24%

22394

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1410

Apple M1 Ultra +71%

2420

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

11418

Apple M1 Ultra +63%

18680

Blender

Intel Core i9 7980XE

305

Apple M1 Ultra +39%

426

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1117

Apple M1 Ultra +58%

1768

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

14735

Apple M1 Ultra +59%

23501

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

2492

Apple M1 Ultra +53%

3831

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

30462

Apple M1 Ultra +33%

40784

Intel Core i9 7980XE

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Apple M1 Ultra

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Skylake

Core Architecture

Apple M1

i9-7980XE

Processor Number

APL1106/APL1W06

LGA-2066

Socket

Apple M-Socket

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

114 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

Apple M-Socket

165 W

Power Consumption

60 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

16

36

Performance Core Threads

16

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

18

Total Core Count

20

36

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

26x

Multiplier

-

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

48 MB shared

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

16

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

-

Shader Units

8192

-

Texture Units

512

-

Raster Operation Units

256

-

Execution Units

1024

-

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

21.2 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7980XE

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

-

44

PCIe Lanes

-

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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