Quick/Comparisons
The Apple M2 Max takes the lead in gaming due to its significantly higher iGPU score of 99, outperforming the Intel Core i7 7700's 23.
The Intel Core i7 7700's lower multi-core score of 22 indicates it's less suitable for creative workloads, while the Apple M2 Max's 47 is still relatively low.
The Apple M2 Max's high efficiency score of 77 makes it a better choice for power efficiency, outperforming the Intel Core i7 7700's 42.
77 | Single-Core Performance | 43 |
47 | Multi-Core Performance | 22 |
77 | Power Efficiency |
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99 | Integrated Graphics | 23 |
68 | QucikComparison Final Score | 35 |
| 12 | Cores | 4 |
| 50 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 5 nm | Transistor size | 14 nm |
| 122 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 66 |
| 1022 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 325 |
| 2695 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1473 |
| 14891 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4834 |
| 1690 MB/sec | File compression | 408.3 MB/sec |
| 131.8 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 32.2 Klines/sec |
| 368.6 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 113.7 pages/sec |
| 382.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 152.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 272.7 pages/sec | Text processing | 139 pages/sec |
| 54.1 images/sec | Background blur | 26.8 images/sec |
| 149.6 images/sec | Photo processing | 46.5 images/sec |
| 17 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 6.68 Mpixels/sec |
| 4139 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 2441 |
| 26849 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 8637 |
| 57.7 GOps/sec | Integer math | 27.6 GOps/sec |
| 73.5 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 17 GOps/sec |
| 359M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 28M Primes/sec |
| 41.1M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 15.5M Strings/sec |
| 15.7 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 3 GBytes/sec |
| 335.8 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 122.4 MBytes/sec |
| 3847 Frames/sec | Physics | 587 Frames/sec |
| 14.6B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 8.1B Matrices/sec |
| 253.11 | Blender CPU | 275.96 |
| 20.4 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 5 PPW |
| 297.8 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 74.4 PPW |
| 537 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 132.9 PPW |
| 5.06 PPW | Blender / Watt | 4.25 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 8 | P-Cores | 4 |
| 8 | P-Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 4 | E-Cores | — |
| 4 | E-Threads | — |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | — |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 12 | Total Cores | 4 |
| 12 | Total Threads | 8 |
| 35x | Multiplier | 36x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| 32MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 256K (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
| 1398 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1150 MHz |
| 4864 | Shading Units | 192 |
| 304 | TMUs | 24 |
| 152 | ROPs | 3 |
| 608 | Execution Units | 24 |
| 13.6 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 0.4 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR4-2400 - DDR3L-1600 |
| 96 GB | Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| 4 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 409.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 35.76 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| January 17, 2023 | Released | January 3, 2017 |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M2 | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| — | Model number | i7-7700 |
| Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) | Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 630 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 67 billions | Transistors | — |
| 5 nm | Fabrication Process | 14 nm |
| 50 W | TDP (PL1) | 65 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1151 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
