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Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Core i7-12700H

Apple M1 Pro

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The Apple M1 Pro is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2021 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers  all 10 cores available in the chip divided in eight performance cores (P-cores with 600 - 3220 MHz) and two power-efficiency cores (E-cores with 600 - 2064 MHz). There is no Turbo Boost for single cores or short burst periods. The cores are similar to the cores in the Apple M1. The entry level model offers only 8 cores.

The big cores (codename Firestorm) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 24 MB shared L2 cache (up from 12 MB in the M1). The four efficiency cores (codename Icestorm) 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 efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3228 MHz.

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 integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro offers all 16 cores.

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

The M1 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC and integrates 33.7 billion transistors. The peak power consumption of the chip was advertised around 30W for CPU intensive tasks. In the Prime95 benchmark the chip uses in our tests (with a MBP16) 33.6W package power and 31W for the CPU part. In idle the SoC only reports 1W package power.

Intel Core i7-12700H

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The Intel Core i7-12700H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficiency cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.3 to 4.7 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.7 - 3.5 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12900H, the 12700H is lower clocked and offers only "Essentials" vPro features.

Performance

The average 12700H in our database wins a very important battle by being ever-so-slightly faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX in multi-thread benchmarks while, perhaps even more importantly, nearly matching multi-thread benchmark scores of the more costly Core i9-12900H to be a great bang for the buck overall.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 101 W, the Legion 5 15IAH7H 82RB is among the fastest laptops built around the 12700H that we know of. It can be nearly 60% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe architecture and offers 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.4 GHz.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip has a "minimum assured" power consumption of 35 W, with 45 W being its Base power consumption. The CPU's highest Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption sits at 115 W.

The i7-12700H is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelApple M1 ProIntel Core i7-12700H
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesIntel Alder Lake-S
Series: Apple M-Series
Apple M1 Max compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M1 compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock2064 - 3220 MHz1700 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache2.9 MB1.2 MB
L2 Cache28 MB11.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads10 / 1014 / 20
Transistors33700 Million
Technology5 nm10 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction SetDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, vPro Ess., MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1400 MHz)
ArchitectureARMx86
Announced
CodenameAlder Lake-H
TDP45 Watt
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketBGA1744
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12700H
43.1 pt (60%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
112 Points (78%)
101 Points (70%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
824 Points (15%)
846 Points (16%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
12370 Points (11%)
min: 11202     avg: 15902     median: 16338 (15%)     max: 19330 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1534 Points (65%)
min: 1660     avg: 1775     median: 1780.5 (76%)     max: 1826 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
393 Points (44%)
min: 640     avg: 685     median: 688 (76%)     max: 704 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2721 Points (7%)
min: 4248     avg: 6032     median: 6087 (15%)     max: 7407 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1690 Points (11%)
min: 1972     avg: 2544     median: 2605 (16%)     max: 2916 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
209 Points (63%)
min: 231     avg: 255.6     median: 256 (77%)     max: 263 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 23.73     avg: 27.6     median: 27.6 (36%)     max: 31.46 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.98     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (76%)     max: 3.13 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8835     avg: 8876     median: 8875.5 (54%)     max: 8916 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 52866     avg: 54647     median: 54647 (40%)     max: 56428 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 75147     avg: 83374     median: 83373.5 (58%)     max: 91600 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 14342     avg: 14410     median: 14410 (18%)     max: 14478 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
236.1 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
8231 Points (13%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 41015     avg: 61062     median: 61958.5 (36%)     max: 73067 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5108     avg: 5697     median: 5761.5 (69%)     max: 5972 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
145.8 fps (51%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
297.5 fps (69%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 9.06     avg: 16.9     median: 16.7 (29%)     max: 21.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.4 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.5 GB/s (43%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.8 GB/s (39%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 291     avg: 395     median: 391.5 (5%)     max: 541 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
183.3 Seconds (1%)
min: 168     avg: 215.5     median: 214 (2%)     max: 286 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4441     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.505 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11952     avg: 14458     median: 14044 (30%)     max: 17593 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.9 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
428.6 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 38383     avg: 61583     median: 64514 (56%)     max: 72328 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 11068     avg: 21108     median: 21706 (59%)     max: 24999 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 80040     avg: 88205     median: 88358 (72%)     max: 94429 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80080     avg: 89905     median: 90843.5 (74%)     max: 97853 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81700     avg: 87741     median: 86851.5 (73%)     max: 95561 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10336     avg: 18205     median: 18650.5 (47%)     max: 20751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2523     avg: 25801     median: 27103 (48%)     max: 30931 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5588     avg: 11367     median: 11850.5 (50%)     max: 14415 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2409 Points (73%)
2486 Points (75%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
12440 Points (49%)
13118 Points (52%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1768 Points (75%)
min: 1590     avg: 1747     median: 1755 (74%)     max: 1851 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
12499 Points (22%)
min: 6833     avg: 11864     median: 12125 (22%)     max: 13745 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1603     avg: 1682     median: 1695 (7%)     max: 1762 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6784     avg: 11223     median: 11805 (37%)     max: 12831 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7058     avg: 7377     median: 7421 (74%)     max: 7608 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 44386     avg: 47601     median: 46409 (52%)     max: 53199 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
405.4 ms (0%)
min: 515     avg: 529     median: 526 (1%)     max: 585 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
75.6 ms (1%)
min: 80.5     avg: 93.6     median: 93.6 (1%)     max: 106.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
66203 Points (60%)
min: 84532     avg: 87574     median: 88214.5 (79%)     max: 90357 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 212     avg: 254.6     median: 258 (74%)     max: 269 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
342 Points (71%)
min: 253     avg: 296     median: 297.5 (62%)     max: 324 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1556 Points (60%)
min: 1492     avg: 1812     median: 1826 (70%)     max: 2017 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
41.5 Watt (7%)
min: 57.1     avg: 113.8     median: 100.5 (17%)     max: 187 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
48.3 Watt (9%)
min: 63.1     avg: 130.6     median: 133.3 (24%)     max: 211 Watt
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
19.9 Watt (9%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
6.4 Watt (4%)
min: 6.09     avg: 16     median: 12.6 (8%)     max: 39.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
9.9 Watt (11%)
min: 6.93     avg: 17.1     median: 15.2 (17%)     max: 31.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 M1 Pro +
35 Points per Watt (26%)
min: 11.9     avg: 20.8     median: 19.7 (15%)     max: 38.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-12700H → 120% n=18

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