intel core i7 10700k vs apple m1 max

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i7 10700K (Desktop) 8-cores against Apple M1 Max (Laptop) 10-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i7 10700K and Apple M1 Max
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700K
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • Newer released 1 years later
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 14

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
m1 max +15%
1544
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12753
12507
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
m1 max +20%
3872
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
m1 max +15%
22551
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
m1 max +23%
1800
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
m1 max +31%
12695

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i7 10700k and m1 max

General

Intel Core i7 10700K Apple M1 Max
Vendor Intel Apple
Released April 30 2020 October 18 2021
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake-S
Socket FCLGA1200
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Performance

Intel Core i7 10700K Apple M1 Max
Cores 8 10
Threads 16 10
Base Frequency 3.8 GHz GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5.1 GHz GHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 2.9 MB
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 28 MB
L3 Cache 16 MB (shared) 48 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i7 10700K Apple M1 Max
Fabrication process 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i7 10700K Apple M1 Max
Memory types DDR4-2933
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Intel Core i7 10700K Apple M1 Max
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.2 MHz MHz
Shading Units 192 4096
TMUs 24 256
ROPs 3 128
TGP 15 W 60 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.38 TFLOPS
10.4 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i7 10700K Apple M1 Max
Official site Intel Core i7 10700K official page Apple M1 Max official page
PCI Express Version 3
PCI Express Lanes 16

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 Max or Intel Core i7 10700K?