Intel Core i9 9980HK vs Apple M3 Max

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Intel Core i9 9980HK

Apple M3 Max

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9980HK with 8 cores 2.4GHz 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 4 years and 6 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 41.8GB/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

Intel Core i9 9980HK

1182

Apple M3 Max +66%

1968

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980HK

8333

Apple M3 Max +189%

24163

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980HK

1379

Apple M3 Max +134%

3227

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980HK

6449

Apple M3 Max +228%

21173

Blender

Intel Core i9 9980HK

137

Apple M3 Max +202%

415

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980HK

2570

Apple M3 Max +86%

4793

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980HK

14395

Apple M3 Max +178%

40041

Intel Core i9 9980HK

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Apple M3 Max

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M3

i9-9980HK

Processor Number

-

BGA-1440

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

92 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

45 W

Power Consumption

40 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

12

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

5 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

8

Total Core Count

16

Total Thread Count

16

24x

Multiplier

40x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

41.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1250 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

192

Shader Units

5120

24

Texture Units

320

3

Raster Operation Units

160

24

Execution Units

640

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

16.4 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9980HK

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

-

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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