Apple M4 10 Core vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2024
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
N/A
Processor Number
—
i9-7960X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
22 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
98 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
4
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
32
Multiplier
44
28x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
22 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
—
Shader Units
1280
—
Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
—
Power Consumption
18
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
44
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,103
1,099
Cinebench R23
12,123
22,189
Geekbench 6
3,848
1,313
Geekbench 6
15,114
9,066
Cinebench 2024
174
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Cinebench 2024
977
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Passmark CPU
4,605
2,489
Passmark CPU
24,138
26,917
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.