Intel Core i7 13700HX vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 13700HX with 16-cores against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core) with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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 13700HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700HX
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 6 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 3.8 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Around 43.2 GB/s (56%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • 51% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 2503 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3211
Cinebench Scores (99th and 158th place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3777
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14818
File compression 1030 MB/sec 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation 125.3 Klines/sec 120.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 302.7 pages/sec 329.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 380.8 Mpixels/sec 362.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249.2 pages/sec 352.1 pages/sec
Background blur 52.9 images/sec 69.8 images/sec
Photo processing 113.6 images/sec 114.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec 18.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 606 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4499
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
31601
23603
Integer math 113.4 GOps/sec 54.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 83.4 GOps/sec 49.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 118M Primes/sec 263M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.9M Strings/sec 34.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.7 GBytes/sec 15.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 381.2 MBytes/sec 280.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1782 Frames/sec 2527 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.4B Matrices/sec 13.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2352 & 2752 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
261.4
229.85

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.2 PPW 40.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 251.3 PPW 617.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.6 PPW 983.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.75 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 13700HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Pckopat)Cinebench 202473 / 972
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Geekbench 6 CPU2535 / 14327
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Cinebench 2024108 / 1068
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Kuppi)Cinebench 2024105 / 858
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-11 (AsimKhan)Cinebench 2024105 / 859
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

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700HX 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 i7-13700HX APL1206
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX - Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#90th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 4
P-Threads 16 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 4.46 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 6
E-Threads 8 6
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 2.89 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 10
Total Threads 24 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 44x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 24 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W -
Socket BGA-1964 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Die Size - 169.4 mmΒ²
Laptop processors ranking (114th and 28th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 256 1280
TMUs 16 80
ROPs 8 40
Execution Units 32 160
TGP 15 W 18 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS
M4 (10-Core) +375%
3.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 120 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700HX official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 20 -
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

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