Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i7 8700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
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i7-8700K
Package
Transistor Count
40 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
30 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
37x
L3 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
1200 MHz
Shader Units
2432
192
Texture Units
152
24
Raster Operation Units
76
3
Execution Units
304
24
Power Consumption
35 W
15 W
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,632
1,215
Cinebench R23
13,929
8,734
Geekbench 6
2,650
1,475
Geekbench 5
1,986
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Geekbench 6
14,275
6,339
Geekbench 5
14,863
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Cinebench 2024
122
—
Cinebench 2024
782
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Blender
253
156
Passmark CPU
4,116
2,748
Passmark CPU
26,265
13,661
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.