Intel Core i7 1260P vs Apple M3
43
out of 100
VS
67
out of 100
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 1260P with 12-cores against the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1260P
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M3
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 1 year and 8 months later
- More powerful Apple M3 GPU integrated graphics: 3.5 vs 2.2 TFLOPS
- 37% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3009 vs 2194 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 2341 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 795.1 MB/sec | 1260 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 64.2 Klines/sec | 94.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 226.5 pages/sec | 264.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 267.2 Mpixels/sec | 313.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 204.5 pages/sec | 297 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 38.4 images/sec | 50.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 88 images/sec | 114.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14 Mpixels/sec | 12.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 61.2 GOps/sec | 42.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 41.7 GOps/sec | 48.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 61M Primes/sec | 231M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 20.2M Strings/sec | 27.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 11 GBytes/sec | 11.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 180.2 MBytes/sec | 225 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1060 Frames/sec | 1867 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10.3B Matrices/sec | 10B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 5.9 PPW | 35.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 331.4 PPW | 590.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 587.4 PPW | 953.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.24 PPW | 8.02 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 1260P
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-10-12 (Guest #0) | Cinebench 2024 | 52 / 166 |
Apple M3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-22 (doannguyenmfs) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2991 / 11735 |
| π 2026-06-16 (darkknightSup) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2990 / 11498 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1260P and Apple M3General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | February 23, 2022 | October 30, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Apple M3 |
| Model number | i7-1260P | - |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Apple M3 GPU |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core i7 1360P | - Apple M5 (10-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#198th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 2.75 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 21x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 20 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 64 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#68th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Apple M3 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 48 | 80 |
| ROPs | 24 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 160 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 1260P official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
Cast your vote
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