Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i7 8700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2023
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
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i7-8700K
Package
Transistor Count
134 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
60 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Multiplier
35x
37x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1200 MHz
Shader Units
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192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
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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
1,729
1,215
Cinebench R23
28,910
8,734
Geekbench 6
2,790
1,475
Geekbench 5
1,956
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Geekbench 6
21,217
6,339
Geekbench 5
27,945
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Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
1,918
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Blender
505
156
Passmark CPU
4,137
2,748
Passmark CPU
48,776
13,661
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.