Apple M3 vs Intel Core i7 8705G
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Kaby Lake G
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
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Processor Number
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i7-8705G
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-2270
Power Consumption
20 W
0 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
Multiplier
40x
31x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
24 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
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Shader Units
1280
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Texture Units
80
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Raster Operation Units
40
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Execution Units
160
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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8
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,116
Cinebench R23
10,448
4,907
Geekbench 6
3,009
1,106
Geekbench 6
11,805
3,101
Cinebench 2024
140
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Cinebench 2024
707
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Blender
168
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Passmark CPU
4,850
2,256
Passmark CPU
19,597
7,755
Geekbench 5
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1,020
Geekbench 5
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3,854
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.