intel core i7 12700 vs apple m1 pro
We compared two CPUs Intel Core i7 12700 (Desktop) 12-cores against Apple M1 Pro (Laptop) 10-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700
- Newer released 1 years later
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size
- 34% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 3.22 GHz)
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
Intel Core i7 12700 | Apple M1 Pro | |
Vendor | Intel | Apple |
Released | January 1 2022 | October 18 2021 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
Codename | Alder Lake-S | |
Socket | FCLGA1700 | |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Performance
Intel Core i7 12700 | Apple M1 Pro | |
Cores | 12 | 10 |
Threads | 20 | 10 |
Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.9 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 2.9 MB |
L2 Cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 28 MB |
L3 Cache | 25 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
Power
Intel Core i7 12700 | Apple M1 Pro | |
Fabrication process | Intel 7 nm | 5 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 W | W |
Max. temperature | 100°C | °C |
Memory support
Intel Core i7 12700 | Apple M1 Pro | |
Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | |
Memory Size | 128 GB | GB |
Max. Memory Channels | 2 | |
Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | - |
ECC Support | Yes | No |
iGPU
Intel Core i7 12700 | Apple M1 Pro | |
Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU |
GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
GPU Boost Clock | 1.5 MHz | MHz |
Shading Units | 256 | 2048 |
TMUs | 16 | 128 |
ROPs | 8 | 64 |
Execution Units | 32 | |
TGP | 15 W | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Misc
Intel Core i7 12700 | Apple M1 Pro | |
Official site | Intel Core i7 12700 official page | Apple M1 Pro official page |
PCI Express Version | ||
PCI Express Lanes | 20 |