Apple M3 Pro (12-core) vs Intel Core i7-8565U
70.5Single-core—
52.2Multi-core24
93.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
43.4Platformspec-based41.6
7 spec wins — Apple M3 Pro (12-core)2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8565U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8565U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
- Stronger multi-core score: 52 vs 24
- 306% higher PassMark: 24,069 vs 5,935
- 200% higher cores: 12 vs 4
- 79% lower process: 3 nm vs 14 nm
- 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8565U
- 78% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 36 GB
- 14% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
General
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2018 |
| Process | 3 nm+79% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12+200% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | 0 |
| Threads | 12+50% | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.1 GHz | 4.6 GHz+14% |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 18-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 36 GB | 64 GB+78% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,100Top 14% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 15,300Top 24% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,930Top 27% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 14,800Top 35% | — |
| PassMark | 24,069+306%Top 38% | 5,935Bottom 9% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 389Bottom 8% |
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