Intel Core i7 13700HX vs Apple M1 Pro
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 13700HX with 16-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.
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 13700HX
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
- More powerful Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 5.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- Around 128 GB/s (167%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 10 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 444 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3334 |
Cinebench Scores (#99th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1030 MB/sec | 1230 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 125.3 Klines/sec | 82.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 302.7 pages/sec | 249.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380.8 Mpixels/sec | 271.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 249.2 pages/sec | 246.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 52.9 images/sec | 36.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 113.6 images/sec | 102.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 27.9 Mpixels/sec | 10.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 113.4 GOps/sec | 45.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 83.4 GOps/sec | 64 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 118M Primes/sec | 272M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 40.9M Strings/sec | 32.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 21.7 GBytes/sec | 12.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 381.2 MBytes/sec | 272.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1782 Frames/sec | 2696 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 23.4B Matrices/sec | 12.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.2 PPW | 26.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 251.3 PPW | 343.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 574.6 PPW | 731.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.75 PPW | 6.23 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 13700HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-19 (Pckopat) | Cinebench 2024 | 73 / 972 |
| π 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2535 / 14327 |
| π 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 1068 |
| π 2025-11-23 (Kuppi) | Cinebench 2024 | 105 / 858 |
| π 2025-11-11 (AsimKhan) | Cinebench 2024 | 105 / 859 |
Apple M1 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2450 / 12944 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2026 | 444 / 3334 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 857 |
| π 2025-02-23 (anon121434) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 682 |
| π 2025-02-19 (serhii) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 796 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700HX and Apple M1 ProGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | October 18, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i7-13700HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#90th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 8 | 2 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.7 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 16 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 21x | - |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 33.7 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 30 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | - |
Laptop processors ranking (114th and 124th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 256 |
| TGP | 15 W | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 204.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 13700HX official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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