Intel Core i7 8705G vs Apple M3 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8705G with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Pro 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 9 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (153.6GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8705G
1116
Apple M3 Pro
+77%
1978
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8705G
4907
Apple M3 Pro
+207%
15098
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8705G
1106
Apple M3 Pro
+185%
3160
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8705G
3101
Apple M3 Pro
+386%
15083
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 8705G
2256
Apple M3 Pro
+95%
4401
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8705G
7755
Apple M3 Pro
+224%
25201
General Parameters
Jan 2018
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Kaby Lake G
Core Architecture
Apple M3
i7-8705G
Processor Number
-
BGA-2270
Socket
Apple M-Socket
-
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
37 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
0 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
31x
Multiplier
40
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
36 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
3
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
2304
-
Texture Units
144
-
Raster Operation Units
72
-
Execution Units
288
-
Power Consumption
30
-
Graphics Performance
7.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
8
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
