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Intel Core i7-8086K vs Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core

Intel Core i7-8086K

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The Intel Core i7-8086K is a high-end desktop processor with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced in mid 2018. It is a limited edition for the 40 year X86 anniversary and at the time of announcement the fastest Coffee-Lake CPU. The processor clocks at between 3.7 and 5 GHz and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. The i7-8086K is comparatively easy to overclock thanks to the unlocked multiplier. Compared to the cheaper i7-8700K (-66 Dollars) only the single core Turbo clock speed is faster (5 GHz versus 4.7 GHz).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to the Core i7-7700K when all cores are in use. Compared to the cheaper Core i7-8700K, the 8086K offers only a higher single core Turbo Boost and therefore in daily usage and gaming not faster. As a high-end model, the i7-8086K is suitable for the most demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz. The build is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 95 watts. Therefore, well-dimensioned cooling systems should easily manage to deal with the created heat. We expect increased efficiency due to the higher performance.

Apple M2 Pro

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The Apple M2 Pro is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers all 12 cores available in the chip divided in eight performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).

The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache). 

The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 Bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.

Apple states that the M2 Pro has a 25% higher performance than the M1 Pro in Xcode compiling.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro offers all 19 cores.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Pro), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).

The M2 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors. 

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core

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The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and Mac Mini entry level models. It offers 10 of the 12 cores available in the chip divided in six performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).

The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache). 

The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 Bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.

The performance of the M2 Pro 10-Core should be similar to the old M1 Pro with all 10 cores. The multi-threaded performance should be slower, as the M2 10-core has two p-cores less (and 2 e-cores more) but the single-threaded performance should be better due to the faster clock speed and architectural improvements. The old M1 Pro 8-core should be noticeably slower.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro 10-core offers all 16 of the 19 cores.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Pro), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).

The M2 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors. 

ModelIntel Core i7-8086KApple M2 ProApple M2 Pro 10-Core
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeApple Apple M2Apple Apple M2
CodenameCoffee Lake-S
Series: Apple M2
Intel Core i7-8086K « 3.7 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8700K3.7 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-87003.2 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8600K3.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-85003 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-84002.8 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8500T2.1 - 3.5 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Apple M2 Max2.42 - 3.7 GHz12 / 12 cores48 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro « 2.42 - 3.5 GHz12 / 12 cores24 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core2.42 - 3.7 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M22.42 - 3.48 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Apple M2 Max2.42 - 3.7 GHz12 / 12 cores48 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro2.42 - 3.5 GHz12 / 12 cores24 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core « 2.42 - 3.7 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M22.42 - 3.48 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock3700 - 5000 MHz2424 - 3504 MHz2424 - 3696 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB3.3 MB7.3 MB
L2 Cache1.5 MB36 MB36 MB
L3 Cache12 MB24 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 1212 / 1210 / 10
TDP95 Watt
Technology14 nm5 nm5 nm
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketFCLGA1151
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProARMv8 Instruction SetARMv8 Instruction Set
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUApple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
Architecturex86ARMARM
$425 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.com
Transistors40000 Million40000 Million

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8086K
35.2 pt (49%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
122 Points (85%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
1028 Points (19%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
8686 Points (8%)
min: 14787     avg: 14795     median: 14794.5 (14%)     max: 14802 Points
11811 Points (11%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1260 Points (54%)
min: 1647     avg: 1648     median: 1647.5 (70%)     max: 1648 Points
1643 Points (70%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 488     avg: 495     median: 495 (55%)     max: 502 Points
min: 446     avg: 446.5     median: 446.5 (50%)     max: 447 Points
449 Points (50%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2998     avg: 3111     median: 3111 (8%)     max: 3224 Points
min: 4018     avg: 4031     median: 4031 (10%)     max: 4044 Points
3235 Points (8%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1340     avg: 1366     median: 1349 (9%)     max: 1408 Points
2069 Points (13%)
1664 Points (11%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 202     avg: 205     median: 206 (62%)     max: 207 Points
230 Points (69%)
231 Points (70%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 14.67     avg: 15     median: 15 (20%)     max: 15.41 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.2     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (57%)     max: 2.35 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6541     avg: 7216     median: 7216 (44%)     max: 7891 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 33064     avg: 35896     median: 35896 (26%)     max: 38728 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 119.7     avg: 119.8     median: 119.8 (1%)     max: 119.9 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 4.041     avg: 4.1     median: 4.1 (1%)     max: 4.21 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 6637     avg: 6752     median: 6751.5 (11%)     max: 6866 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 35473     avg: 36060     median: 36059.5 (21%)     max: 36646 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5325     avg: 5417     median: 5416.5 (65%)     max: 5508 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 85.1     avg: 85.5     median: 85.5 (30%)     max: 85.8 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 227.5     avg: 230.6     median: 230.6 (53%)     max: 233.6 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 11.2     avg: 11.3     median: 11.3 (20%)     max: 11.4 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.792     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (0%)     max: 0.795 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.4 GB/s (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.8     avg: 7.9     median: 7.9 (20%)     max: 7.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 M2 Pro +
331 Seconds (4%)
435 Seconds (6%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 315     avg: 383.7     median: 316 (2%)     max: 520 Seconds
415 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.567     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.5974 sec
104%
1 M2 Pro +
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 10397     avg: 11218     median: 11218 (24%)     max: 12039 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.74     avg: 8.5     median: 8.5 (2%)     max: 9.261 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 17.06     avg: 18.8     median: 18.8 (1%)     max: 20.59 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 429.9     avg: 467     median: 467 (2%)     max: 504 s
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 11434     avg: 12861     median: 11554 (31%)     max: 15596 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
6745 Points (28%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
2663 Points (72%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
14568 Points (57%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1240 Points (52%)
min: 1952     avg: 1957     median: 1957 (83%)     max: 1961 Points
min: 1926     avg: 1937     median: 1936.5 (82%)     max: 1947 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5485 Points (10%)
min: 14859     avg: 14961     median: 15010 (27%)     max: 15013 Points
min: 12074     avg: 12132     median: 12131.5 (22%)     max: 12189 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1234     avg: 1276     median: 1276 (6%)     max: 1318 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5618     avg: 5644     median: 5644 (18%)     max: 5670 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5768     avg: 5821     median: 5792 (58%)     max: 5904 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22817     avg: 24618     median: 24527 (27%)     max: 26509 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 861     avg: 862     median: 862 (1%)     max: 863 ms
443.8 ms (1%)
447.4 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 M2 Pro +
76205 Points (69%)
75471 Points (68%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 M2 Pro +
253 Points (73%)
250 Points (72%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 216     avg: 217     median: 217 (45%)     max: 218 Points
386 Points (80%)
391 Points (81%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 M2 Pro +
min: 1797     avg: 1805     median: 1804.5 (69%)     max: 1812 Points
1772 Points (68%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
2.2 Watt (1%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
5.2 Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8086K → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro → 150% n=10

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 10-Core → 135% n=10

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