Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs i9-10880H

Place in the ranking	834	226
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Comet Lake	Apple M3
Power efficiency	19.29	27.74
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	no data
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	30 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10880H and Apple M3 Max 14-Core basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	14
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.748 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.06 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	no data	92000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10880H and Apple M3 Max 14-Core compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Socket	FCBGA1440	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	78 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10880H and Apple M3 Max 14-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10880H and Apple M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10880H and Apple M3 Max 14-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-10880H 9.22

Apple M3 Max 14-Core 22.98
+149%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10880H 14642

Apple M3 Max 14-Core 36499
+149%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.22	22.98
Recency	2 April 2020	30 October 2023
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	14
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	78 Watt

i9-10880H has 14.3% more threads, and 73.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M3 Max 14-Core, on the other hand, has a 149.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 75% more physical cores, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M3 Max 14-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10880H in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10880H and Apple M3 Max 14-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.