Intel Core i7-7700K vs Apple M2 (8-GPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Apple M series
• Generation
  7 2
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 7000 Apple M2
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-6700K Apple M1
• Successor
  Intel Core i7-8700K --

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 630 Apple M2 (8 Core)
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz 1.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.15 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  24 128
• Shader
  192 1024
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 24 GB
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Generation
  9.5 2
• Technology
  14 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2022

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 (8-GPU) and Intel Core i7-7700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 24 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-7700K and Apple M2 (8-GPU) to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  91 W 22 W
• TDP down
  -- 10 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core i7-7700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Apple Virtualization Framework
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• L2-Cache
  -- 20.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Kaby Lake S M2
• Technology
  14 nm 5 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1151 N/A
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q2/2022