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Intel Core i7 1365U vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

50 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1365U
VS
76 out of 100
Apple M4 (10-Core)
Intel Core i7 1365U
Apple M4 (10-Core)

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 1.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1365U 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.

  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 (10-Core) and 1365U
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1365U
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 3.8 vs 2 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • 43% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 2639 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 1365U
vs
M4 (10-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3211
Cinebench Scores (#158th 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 1365U
2639
M4 (10-Core) +43%
3777
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1365U
8126
M4 (10-Core) +82%
14818
File compression 639.3 MB/sec 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation 33.6 Klines/sec 120.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 200.7 pages/sec 329.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 211.2 Mpixels/sec 362.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 261.6 pages/sec 352.1 pages/sec
Background blur 42.6 images/sec 69.8 images/sec
Photo processing 78.2 images/sec 114.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.5 Mpixels/sec 18.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 659 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 1365U
3357
M4 (10-Core) +34%
4499
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1365U
13661
M4 (10-Core) +73%
23603
Integer math 49.3 GOps/sec 54.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 32.7 GOps/sec 49.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 56M Primes/sec 263M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 34.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.2 GBytes/sec 15.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 146.2 MBytes/sec 280.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 935 Frames/sec 2527 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.1B Matrices/sec 13.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1233 & 2752 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 1365U
102.86
M4 (10-Core) +123%
229.85

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.1 PPW 40.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 541.7 PPW 617.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 910.7 PPW 983.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.86 PPW 9.58 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 1365U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-04 (Guest #0)Cinebench 202482 / 297
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Apple M4 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU3703 / 15450
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU3906 / 15577
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Dovlet)Geekbench 6 CPU3916 / 15202
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (gmamorim)Geekbench 6 CPU3730 / 15258
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (LC)Cinebench 2024174 / 993
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1365U 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 i7-1365U APL1206
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7735U - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U - Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#152nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.8 GHz 4.46 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 6
E-Threads 8 6
Base Frequency (E) 1.3 GHz 2.89 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 12 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 18x 44x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 24 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Die Size - 169.4 mmΒ²
Laptop processors ranking (199th and 28th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 768 1280
TMUs 48 80
ROPs 24 40
Execution Units 96 160
TGP 15 W 18 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 1365U
2 TFLOPS
M4 (10-Core) +90%
3.8 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- 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 1365U official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 20 -
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

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Comments

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