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Intel Core i9-7900X vs Apple M1 gaming benchmark

Intel Core i9-7900X vs Apple M1

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i9-7900X vs Apple M1 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering, programming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, PassMark, 7zip, WPrime, Handbrake, Prime95, 3DMark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, RealBench, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:
  • Death Stranding
  • Fortnite
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Fallout 76
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Halo Infinite
  • Valheim
  • Valorant
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Last Man Standing
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Apex Legends
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Borderlands 3
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Overwatch

   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 or Intel Core i9-7900X.


 
Intel Core i9-7900X
Apple M1

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i9-7900X56% M156%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i9-7900X57% M154%
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite100.395.8
Valorant114.0108.9
Cyberpunk 207763.861.0
Apex Legends107.2102.4
Call of Duty Warzone85.581.7
Overwatch92.388.2
Red Dead Redemption 278.775.1
DOOM Eternal57.054.5
Warzone88.984.9
Assassin's Creed95.891.5
Valheim94.690.4
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i9-7900X29% M1388%
To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7900X since it has less power consumption: 140W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i9-7900X Apple M1
Cinbench 15 Single-core188209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core21941163
Cinbench 20 Single-core461402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core52861987
Cinbench 23 Single-core12221512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core149987782

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i9-7900X Apple M1
Single-Core25793413
Multi-Core2147722028

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i9-7900X Apple M1
Single-Core12371746
Multi-Core120837683

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i9-7900X Apple M1
Announcement dateApril 01, 2017October 01, 2020
TypeDesktopLaptop
SocketFCLGA2066M1
Core nameSkylake4x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecturex86hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation101
Turbo Frequency4.3 MHz
Frequency3.3 MHz3.2 MHz
Cores108
Threads2016
Bus rate8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm5 nm
Transistors count7800 millions16000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)140 W15 W
Memory typeDDR4-2666LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory128 Gb
Memory Frequency4266
Memory bandwidth85 GB/s
L1 cache2MB
L2 cache16MB
L3 cache13.75 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberAPL1102
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-7900X is 3% better than M1 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7900X has 2 more core than M1. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-7900X is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 is better: 12
   However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i9-7900X and Apple M1 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.
Intel Core i9-7900X - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Apple M1 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark


Intel Core i9-7900X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Core i9-9900KS
• Vs Core i7-7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i5-11500B
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i3-1220P
• Vs Core i5-1240P
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i5-12500TE
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i3-12100E
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i3-12100TE
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i7-1270PE
• Vs Core i7-1265UL
• Vs Core i5-1250PE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T


Apple M1 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Core i9-9900KS
• Vs Core i7-7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i5-11500B
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i5-1240P
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i5-12500TE
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i3-12100E
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i7-1270PE
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-1250PE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Celeron N5105
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 9 7945HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7845HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 7745HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 7645HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7940HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7840HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7640HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7736U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7335U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7730U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7530U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7330U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7520U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7320U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5560U
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
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