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Intel Core i7 12700H vs Apple M1

54 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700H
VS
53 out of 100
Apple M1
Intel Core i7 12700H
Apple M1

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 with 8-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 (1)

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 M1 and 12700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
Advantages of Apple M1
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • More powerful Apple M1 GPU integrated graphics: 2.6 vs 2.2 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700H
vs
Apple M1

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core i7 12700H
103
Apple M1 +7%
110
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 12700H +101%
1055
Apple M1
525
Cinebench Scores (#142nd place)
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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 12700H
2353
Apple M1 +2%
2410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H +31%
11165
Apple M1
8547
File compression 907 MB/sec 941 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 68.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 192.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 211.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 250.8 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 34.1 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 60.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 9.74 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 901 & 760 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700H
3482
Apple M1 +5%
3673
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H +77%
24970
Apple M1
14123
Integer math 87.9 GOps/sec 33.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 63.4 GOps/sec 35.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 91M Primes/sec 141M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 21M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 8.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 168 MBytes/sec
Physics 1476 Frames/sec 1359 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12064 & 10702 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700H +108%
197.87
Apple M1
95.27

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 37.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 610.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 554.9 PPW 1008.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 6.81 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 12700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Mark)Geekbench 7 CPU1884 / 8871
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Mark)Cinebench 2026460 / 1351
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> YowthCinebench 2024105 / 541
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (Fapvie)Cinebench 2024102 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-27 (sizar)Cinebench 2024100 / 750
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Apple M1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 -> op1Geekbench 6 CPU2273 / 7967
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 -> op1Geekbench 6 CPU2420 / 8793
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-06 (gaR)Geekbench 6 CPU2396 / 8763
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Ario)Geekbench 6 CPU2395 / 8820
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Ario)Cinebench 2024110 / 465
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and Apple M1

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 4, 2022 November 20, 2020
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Alder Lake Apple M1
Model number i7-12700H -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M1 GPU
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H - Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#125th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 8
Total Threads 20 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 23x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 16 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 14 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W -
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C -
Laptop processors ranking (162nd and 172nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M1 GPU
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1278 MHz
Shading Units 768 1024
TMUs 48 64
ROPs 24 32
Execution Units 96 128
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700H
2.2 TFLOPS
Apple M1 +18%
2.6 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M1 GPU (8-core) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 68.25 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700H official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 or Intel Core i7 12700H?
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A bit late but ok February 6, 2022 at 06:03 AM
The manufacturing process is still 10nm compared to many mobile chips which are going as low as 3 nm But yeah I can confirm two things here 1) I owe an m1 powered iPad, which becomes pig after 30 mins of gaming (intense) same goes for my friend 888 when we co-op he gets a lot of lag after some time (Due to no dedicated cooling mechanism on these devices I guess) 2) I have rusty i7700hq paired with GTX 1050/8Rgb,(I keep it plugged in for turbo mode) still can run many AAA titles at low to mid for hours without losing fps (there is just a slight loss- 2-4 fps at peak temps) this can be solved by cleaning the Cooling vents, applying new thermal paste and overalls in the service center. So $1200 for 30mins? Or $1200 for long-term gaming? I regret buying the iPad should have gone for a normal iPad and saved a few more for a new laptop. I'm writing this from a gaming perspective, so take your own opinions and needs into account when making a purchase.
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