Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i7 14700HX

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Apple M3 Max Intel Core i7 14700HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i7 14700HX with 20 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M3 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR5-5600)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (40W vs 45W)

Intel Core i7 14700HX 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3 Max

1958

Intel Core i7 14700HX +7%

2100

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +8%

24128

Intel Core i7 14700HX

22325

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +17%

3227

Intel Core i7 14700HX

2738

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +33%

21173

Intel Core i7 14700HX

15894

Blender

Apple M3 Max +27%

425

Intel Core i7 14700HX

333

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Max +32%

4793

Intel Core i7 14700HX

3605

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +9%

40041

Intel Core i7 14700HX

36643

Apple M3 Max

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Intel Core i7 14700HX

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Jan 2024

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i7-14700HX

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

92 billions

Transistor Count

-

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

40 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

157 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

12

4

Efficiency Core Threads

12

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

16

Total Core Count

20

16

Total Thread Count

28

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

21x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

33 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

5120

Shader Units

256

320

Texture Units

16

160

Raster Operation Units

8

640

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

45 W

16.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.74 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14700HX

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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