Intel Core i7 13620H vs Apple M4 (10-Core)
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We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13620H against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core). 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 13620H
- Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 10 nanometers
- More powerful Apple M4 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 3.8 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
- 51% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 2494 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3211 |
Cinebench Scores (#158th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1100 MB/sec | 1500 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 86.7 Klines/sec | 120.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 293.8 pages/sec | 329.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 338.2 Mpixels/sec | 362.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 251.9 pages/sec | 352.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 52.1 images/sec | 69.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 107.8 images/sec | 114.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20 Mpixels/sec | 18.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 79.1 GOps/sec | 54.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 58.1 GOps/sec | 49.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 94M Primes/sec | 263M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 28.5M Strings/sec | 34.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15 GBytes/sec | 15.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 270 MBytes/sec | 280.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1561 Frames/sec | 2527 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.8B Matrices/sec | 13.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 18.1 PPW | 40.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 273.2 PPW | 617.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 516.7 PPW | 983.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.12 PPW | 9.58 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 13620H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Texar) | Cinebench 2026 | 531 / 1297 |
| π 2026-07-17 (kam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2647 / 13329 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2523 / 11616 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Gigant) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2644 / 11794 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Gigant) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 914 |
Apple M4 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3703 / 15450 |
| π 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3906 / 15577 |
| π 2026-03-05 (Dovlet) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3916 / 15202 |
| π 2025-12-31 (gmamorim) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3730 / 15258 |
| π 2025-12-28 (LC) | Cinebench 2024 | 174 / 993 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13620H and Apple M4 (10-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | May 7, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Apple M4 |
| Model number | i7-13620H | APL1206 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (64EU) | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) |
| Successor | - Intel Core 7 240H | - Apple M5 (10-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#122nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.4 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 2.89 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 44x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 24 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
| Die Size | - | 169.4 mmΒ² |
Laptop processors ranking (161st and 28th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 32 | 80 |
| ROPs | 16 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 160 |
| TGP | 15 W | 18 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR5x-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- LPDDR5X-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 120 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 13620H official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | - |
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
- SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.
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