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Intel Core i7 12700H vs Apple M1 Pro

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

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro 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 (4)

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 Pro and 12700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
  • More powerful Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 5.3 vs 2.2 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core i7 12700H
103
M1 Pro +6%
109
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 12700H +33%
1055
M1 Pro
796
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 444
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3334
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 +1%
2353
M1 Pro
2328
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H +8%
11165
M1 Pro
10305
File compression 907 MB/sec 1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 82.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 249.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 271.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 246.4 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 36.9 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 102.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 10.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 901 & 593 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700H
3482
M1 Pro +9%
3795
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H +14%
24970
M1 Pro
21934
Integer math 87.9 GOps/sec 45.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 63.4 GOps/sec 64 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 91M Primes/sec 272M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 32.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 12.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 272.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1476 Frames/sec 2696 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 12.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12064 & 2437 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700H +6%
197.87
M1 Pro
186.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 343.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 554.9 PPW 731.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 6.23 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 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Geekbench 6 CPU2450 / 12944
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Cinebench 2026444 / 3334
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Cinebench 2024115 / 857
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-23 (anon121434)Cinebench 202499 / 682
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-19 (serhii)Cinebench 2024109 / 796
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 4, 2022 October 18, 2021
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 Pro GPU (16-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#125th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 2
E-Threads 8 2
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 23x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 24MB (shared)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 33.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W -
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C -
Laptop processors ranking (162nd and 124th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 768 2048
TMUs 48 128
ROPs 24 64
Execution Units 96 256
TGP 15 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700H
2.2 TFLOPS
M1 Pro +141%
5.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 204.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

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

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 Pro or Intel Core i7 12700H?
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Robot November 22, 2023 at 09:56 PM
I always prefer the M1 due to its impressive speed and reliable performance. Intel can't even compare in terms of battery efficiency.
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Hello August 8, 2023 at 03:30 AM
I prefer the M1 Pro because it remains cool. My fans never turn on, and the laptop is always cold to the touch.
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AeroHydra December 22, 2022 at 06:26 AM
The 12th gen Intel processors are very competitive and show that Intel is finally getting its game back up after a long period of stagnation. They have much better thermals than the 11th gen (much less the 10th gen) and perform better with higher efficiency. Apple's processors are still unmatched with how cool and efficient they run, but Intel is definitely catching up (and this is undoubtedly a good thing as competition breeds innovation).
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w0by November 12, 2022 at 05:20 PM
I prefer the M1 Pro because it stays nice and cool. My fans never turn on and the laptop is always cold to the touch. I was looking at laptops at a box store and all of them were hot/warm, every single one of them except for the Apple laptops.
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