Apple M3 (8-GPU) vs Intel Core i7-4980HQ
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CPU comparisonApple M3 (8-GPU) or Intel Core i7-4980HQ - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.06 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) was released in Q4/2023. The Intel Core i7-4980HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4980HQ was released in Q3/2014. |
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| Apple M series (25) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| Apple M3 (6) | CPU group | Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) |
| 3 | Generation | 4 |
| M3 | Architecture | Haswell H |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| Apple M2 (8-GPU) | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple M3 (8-GPU) is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4980HQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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| Apple M3 (8-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-4980HQ |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz) 4x P-Core |
A-Core | 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) |
| 0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz) 4x E-Core |
B-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| Apple M3 (8-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-4980HQ |
| Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | -- |
| 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Apple M3 (8 Core) | GPU | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 |
| 0.39 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz |
| 1.40 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.30 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 7.5 |
| 3 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 128 | Compute units | 40 |
| 1024 | Shader | 320 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 24 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Apple M3 (8 Core) | GPU | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple M3 (8-GPU) supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4980HQ can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Apple M3 (8-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-4980HQ |
| LPDDR5-6400 | Memory | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 |
| 24 GB | Max. Memory | 32 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 102.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 20.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4980HQ is 47 W. |
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| Apple M3 (8-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-4980HQ |
| 22 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 47 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| 10 W | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4980HQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB. |
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| Apple M3 (8-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-4980HQ |
| 3 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| -- | Socket | BGA 1364 |
| Apple Virtualization Framework | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| macOS, iPadOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q4/2023 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
Apple M3 (8 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
10,437 CB R23 MC @ 22 W |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
2.80 GHz |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple M3 (8-GPU) | Intel Core i7-4980HQ |
| Apple iMac 24 (2023) | Dell Allienware 17-4105 R2 MSI GT72 MSI GT80 MSI WT72 |
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