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Apple M1 (8-core) vs Intel Core i7-1185G7

WINNER
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-1185G7
44.6Inno Score
53.6Single-core50.3
35.8Multi-core30.8
80Efficiencyspec-based60.2
—iGPU55.7
31.1Platformspec-based44.7
7 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1185G7

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M1 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 47.3 to 44.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+5) and single-core (+3). Intel Core i7-1185G7 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 54 vs 50
  • Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 31
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 46% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 7,760 vs 5,324

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1185G7

  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 50% higher Boost clock: 4.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Announced20202020
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP—28 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores4—
Efficiency cores4—
Threads88
Base clock—3 GHz
Boost clock3.2 GHz4.8 GHz+50%
L3 cache—12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
iGPUApple 8-core GPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
iGPU clock—1,350 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Memory supportLPDDR4X-4266DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4x-4267
Max memory16 GB64 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Geekbench 6 (single)2,340+9%Bottom 38%2,142Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,350+26%Bottom 28%6,624Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,500+4%Bottom 31%1,449Bottom 25%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,760+46%Bottom 25%5,324Bottom 17%
PassMark14,122+43%Bottom 29%9,876Bottom 19%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,496Top 42%

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