Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Skylake
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Processor Number
i9-7980XE
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
4
Performance Core Threads
36
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
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Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
36
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
26x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
320 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
—
6
Efficiency Core Threads
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6
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
44
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2240 MHz
Shader Units
—
1280
Texture Units
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80
Raster Operation Units
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40
Execution Units
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160
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
2,399
Cinebench R23
28,196
15,574
Geekbench 6
1,410
4,186
Geekbench 6
11,418
16,820
Passmark CPU
2,492
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Passmark CPU
30,462
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Cinebench 2024
—
184
Cinebench 2024
—
1,071
Cinebench 2026
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4,367
Cinebench 2026
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737
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.