Apple M3 (8C8G) vs Intel Core i7-7820HQ Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	4 Cores 8 Threads 2.9GHz
TDP 30W	TDP 45W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 38.4GB/s DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L
iGPU 8-Core M3	iGPU HD 630 1100MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1440

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M3 (8C8G)3,138

x2.88

Core i7-7820HQ1,091

x1

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	4 Cores 4P -
8 Threads 4P 4E	8 Threads 8P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 2.9GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 3.9GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 32KB P -
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 256KB P - -
L3 -	L3 8MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 2400MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 38.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 38.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 30W	TDP 45W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 35W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 8GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M3	iGPU HD 630 1100MHz
Shaders 1024	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.1GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Skylake
Family M Series	Family Core 7th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Kaby Lake-G Kaby Lake-4C-GT2Variant - -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Jan 3, 2017

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node 14nm++
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size 125mm²
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count 2.1 Billion
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 15(Mid 2017)
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M3, Two Ports, Late 2023)	All-in-Ones Surface Studio 2(Late 2018)

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