Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Core i9 9980XE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
N/A
Core Architecture
—
Skylake
Processor Number
—
i9-9980XE
Package
Transistor Count
33.7 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
30 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
84°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
18
Performance Core Threads
10
36
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
10
18
Total Thread Count
10
36
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
30x
L3 Cache
—
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
—
Shader Units
2048
—
Texture Units
128
—
Raster Operation Units
64
—
Power Consumption
30 W
—
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
44
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,530
1,114
Cinebench R23
12,116
27,093
Geekbench 6
2,180
1,480
Geekbench 6
7,976
11,091
Blender
211
290
Passmark CPU
3,792
2,569
Passmark CPU
21,750
31,938
Geekbench 5
—
1,122
Geekbench 5
—
17,154
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.