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Intel Core i7 1165G7 vs Apple M1 Max

39 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1165G7
VS
61 out of 100
Apple M1 Max
Intel Core i7 1165G7
Apple M1 Max

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.2-2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1165G7 with 4-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Max with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between Max and 1165G7
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • More powerful Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) integrated graphics: 10.6 vs 2 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
  • 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2431 vs 2027 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 1165G7
vs
M1 Max

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core i7 1165G7
75
M1 Max +48%
111
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 1165G7
210
M1 Max +276%
789
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 588 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 911 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 1165G7
2027
M1 Max +20%
2431
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1165G7
5457
M1 Max +132%
12673
File compression 423.3 MB/sec 1450 MB/sec
Clang compilation 39.7 Klines/sec 105.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 100.5 pages/sec 329.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 166.4 Mpixels/sec 317 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 199.9 pages/sec 249.6 pages/sec
Background blur 27.4 images/sec 42.2 images/sec
Photo processing 42.5 images/sec 122.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.05 Mpixels/sec 14.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 557 & 447 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 1165G7
2718
M1 Max +41%
3831
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1165G7
9757
M1 Max +127%
22162
Integer math 32.8 GOps/sec 46.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 19.5 GOps/sec 64.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 45M Primes/sec 278M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.5M Strings/sec 32.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.4 GBytes/sec 12.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 101.4 MBytes/sec 274.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 692 Frames/sec 2833 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec 12.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11101 & 2398 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 1165G7
60.7
M1 Max +228%
199.2

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.5 PPW 15.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 194.9 PPW 253.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 348.5 PPW 443.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.17 PPW 3.98 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 1165G7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Kroducer)Cinebench 2026588 / 911
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Andy)Geekbench 6 CPU1718 / 3599
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-07 (Yusuf Eren Γ‡)Cinebench 202475 / 210
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-29 (MA)Cinebench 202452 / 130
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Apple M1 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-04 (Daniel)Geekbench 6 CPU2459 / 13052
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1165G7 and Apple M1 Max

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released September 2, 2020 October 18, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Tiger Lake Apple M1
Model number i7-1165G7 -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5700U -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.2-2.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 2
E-Threads - 2
Base Frequency (E) - 2.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 10
Total Threads 8 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 12-28x -
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s -
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 24MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 57 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-28 W (configurable) 50 W
Socket BGA-1449 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 768 4096
TMUs 48 256
ROPs 24 128
Execution Units 96 512
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 1165G7
2 TFLOPS
M1 Max +430%
10.6 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1165G7 official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 16 -

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