Apple M1 Max vs Intel Core i9 11980HK
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Max, vs Intel Core i9 11980HK. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 46.4 GOps/s | 79 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 64.7 GOps/s | 46.4 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 279 M primes/s | 101 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 32.9 M strings/s | 31.8 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 12.3 GB/s | 13.9 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 275.4 MB/s | 267.5 MB/s |
| Physics | 2817 frames/s | 1112 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 124 M matrices/s | 177 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1450 MB/s | 961.5 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 105.1 KLines/s | 86.4 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 329.2 pages/s | 203.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 317 MP/sec | 334.4 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 249.6 pages/s | 222.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 42.2 frames/s | 33.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 122.8 frames/s | 84 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 14.9 MP/sec | 18.5 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 253.5 PPW | 162.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 442.8 PPW | 346.2 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 15.8 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 3.98 PPW | 3.19 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | October, 18, 2021 | May, 11, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M1 | Tiger Lake |
| Model number | n/a | i9-11980HK |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.6-3.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | n/a |
| Threads | 2 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 10 | 8 |
| Threads count | 10 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | n/a | 26-33x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 96 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 24 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 24 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 57 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 50 W | 45-65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 110 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1787 |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB | 51.2 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 20 |
Results
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