Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i9 10980XE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Cascade Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Processor Number
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i9-10980XE
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
56 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
86 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
18
Performance Core Threads
12
36
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
16
36
Multiplier
40
30x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
60
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
48
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,063
Cinebench R23
24,002
24,899
Geekbench 6
3,227
1,523
Geekbench 6
21,164
11,069
Cinebench 2024
142
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Cinebench 2024
1,683
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Blender
415
346
Passmark CPU
4,790
2,646
Passmark CPU
41,188
32,881
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.