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Apple M4 (10-core) vs Intel Core i7-1185G7

WINNER
Apple M4 (10-core)
65.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-1185G7
44.6Inno Score
83.5Single-core50.3
51Multi-core30.8
93.3Efficiencyspec-based60.2
—iGPU55.7
40Platformspec-based44.7
9 spec wins — Apple M4 (10-core)2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1185G7

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M4 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.2 to 44.6, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+33) and multi-core (+20). 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 M4 (10-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 84 vs 50
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 31
  • 161% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,900 vs 5,324
  • 150% higher cores: 10 vs 4
  • 139% higher PassMark: 23,582 vs 9,876

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1185G7

  • 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB

General

General comparison: Apple M4 (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M4 (10-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Announced20242020
Process3 nm+70%10 nm
Base TDP—28 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M4 (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M4 (10-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Cores10+150%4
Performance cores4—
Efficiency cores6—
Threads10+25%8
Base clock—3 GHz
Boost clock4.4 GHz4.8 GHz+9%
L3 cache—12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M4 (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M4 (10-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
iGPUApple 10-core GPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
iGPU clock—1,350 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M4 (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M4 (10-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4x-4267
Max memory32 GB64 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M4 (10-core) versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecApple M4 (10-core)Intel Core i7-1185G7
Geekbench 6 (single)3,810+78%Top 10%2,142Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,900+125%Top 27%6,624Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,180+50%Top 10%1,449Bottom 25%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,900+161%Top 43%5,324Bottom 17%
PassMark23,582+139%Top 39%9,876Bottom 19%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,496Top 42%

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