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Apple M1 Pro (10-core) vs Intel Core i7-11800H

WINNER
Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
53.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-11800H
46.3Inno Score
54.6Single-core51.8
46.3Multi-core41.1
80Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU37.8
40Platformspec-based60.5
7 spec wins — Apple M1 Pro (10-core)3 spec wins — Intel Core i7-11800H

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M1 Pro (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 53.2 to 46.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+5) and single-core (+3). Intel Core i7-11800H 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 Pro (10-core)

  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 41
  • 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 34% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,400 vs 9,254
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 12% higher PassMark: 21,932 vs 19,575

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-11800H

  • 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • 60% higher threads: 16 vs 10
  • 43% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple M1 Pro (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecApple M1 Pro (10-core)Intel Core i7-11800H
Announced20212021
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP—45 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M1 Pro (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecApple M1 Pro (10-core)Intel Core i7-11800H
Cores10+25%8
Performance cores8—
Efficiency cores2—
Threads1016+60%
Base clock—2.3 GHz
Boost clock3.2 GHz4.6 GHz+43%
L3 cache—24 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M1 Pro (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecApple M1 Pro (10-core)Intel Core i7-11800H
iGPUApple 16-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU)
iGPU clock—1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M1 Pro (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecApple M1 Pro (10-core)Intel Core i7-11800H
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400DDR4-3200
Max memory32 GB128 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M1 Pro (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecApple M1 Pro (10-core)Intel Core i7-11800H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,380+9%Bottom 39%2,193Bottom 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,400+34%Top 43%9,254Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,530+2%Bottom 36%1,499Bottom 30%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,350+6%Bottom 51%11,662Bottom 48%
PassMark21,932+12%Top 46%19,575Bottom 50%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—670Bottom 25%

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