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Intel Core i9-9880H

vs

Apple M1 Pro

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core i9-9880H and Apple M1 Pro processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M1 Pro

More Total Cores: 10 (8 vs 10)
Larger L3 Cache: 24 MB system level cache (16 MB vs 24 MB system level cache)
Higher Technology: 5 nm (14 nm vs 5 nm)
Higher Memory Type: Unified LPDDR5-6400 (DDR4-2666 | LPDDR3-2133 vs Unified LPDDR5-6400)
Newer Launch Date: October 2021 (April 2019 vs October 2021)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Apple

April 2019

Launch Date

October 2021

Mobile

Platform

Laptop

CPU Architecture

Apple Firestorm + Apple Icestorm

CPU Name

Apple M1 Pro

Part Number

T6000

i9-9880H

Model Name

Apple M1 Pro

Coffee Lake

Code Name

Foundry

TSMC

Generation

Apple M1 series

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

2.30 GHz

Basic Frequency

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

4.80 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

2.064 GHz

Instruction Set Extensions

NEON

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.228 GHz

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Extended Instruction Set

ARMv8-A, NEON

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

L1 Cache

P-cores: 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data per core; E-cores: 128 KB instruction + 64 KB data per core

L2 Cache

P-core cluster: 24 MB; E-core cluster: 4 MB

16 MB

L3 Cache

24 MB system level cache

16 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Cache

FCBGA1440

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

Yes

Intel AES New Instructions

14 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

5 nm

45 W

TDP

100°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

64-bit

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

ARMv8-A

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Transistor Count

33.7 billion

Memory Specifications

Memory Bus Width

256-bit

DDR4-2666 | LPDDR3-2133

Memory Type

Unified LPDDR5-6400

LPDDR5 Speed

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

32 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

8 GT/s

Bus Speed

41.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

200 GB/s

Maximum Memory Speed

6400 MT/s

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

Intel Flex Memory Access

GPU Specifications

GPU Name

Apple M1 Pro GPU

Video Concurrency

Multiple streams of 4K and 8K ProRes video

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW

Video Encode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW

Video Processing Unit

Apple media engine with ProRes acceleration

Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

350 MHz

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

389 MHz

Graphics Core Count

1.20 GHz

Graphics Frequency

Yes | at 60Hz

4K Support

64 GB

Graphics Video Max Memory

DirectX Support

DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.

4096 x 2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (DP)

Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096 x 2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)

Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.

4096 x 2304@30Hz

Max Resolution (HDMI)

Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

Number of Displays Supported

Up to 2 external displays

GPU APIs

Metal, OpenCL

Graphics Performance

Up to 5.3 TFLOPS FP32

eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI

Graphics Output

Graphics Output defines the interfaces available to communicate with display devices.

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Yes

Intel Clear Video Technology

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines

ProRes Encode/Decode Engines

Yes

Intel InTru 3D Technology

4.5

OpenGL Support

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

OpenCL Support

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for heterogeneous parallel programming.

Yes

Intel Quick Sync Video

AI Specifications

AI Engine

16-core Apple Neural Engine

Neural Engine Core Count

NPU Name

Apple Neural Engine

NPU Performance

11 TOPS INT8

Connectivity

Bluetooth Support

Yes

Bluetooth Version

Bluetooth 5.0

Wi-Fi Standard

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Interfaces and Ports

Thunderbolt Support

Yes, Thunderbolt 4 up to 40 Gb/s

USB Version

USB4

USB4 Support

Yes, USB4 up to 40 Gb/s

Miscellaneous

Hardware-Verified Secure Boot

Yes, Apple silicon secure boot chain of trust

Image Signal Processor

Apple image signal processor

Runtime Anti-Exploitation

Kernel Integrity Protection, Pointer Authentication Codes, Fast Permission Restrictions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Yes

Intel OS Guard