Apple M3 vs Intel Core i7 10700F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
May 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Comet Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
N/A
Processor Number
—
i7-10700F
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1200
Power Consumption
20 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
—
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
Multiplier
40x
29x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
24 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
45.8 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
1280
—
Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,249
Cinebench R23
10,448
12,149
Geekbench 6
3,009
1,608
Geekbench 6
11,805
8,118
Cinebench 2024
140
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Cinebench 2024
707
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Blender
168
169
Passmark CPU
4,850
2,890
Passmark CPU
19,597
16,898
Geekbench 5
—
1,213
Geekbench 5
—
8,003
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.