Intel Core i7 12700H vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)

Budget Pick Limited Intel Core i7 12700H Buy Now ↗
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Review

Intel Core i7 12700H
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Single-Core Performance
66
99
Multi-Core Performance
40
74
Power Efficiency
52
89
Integrated Graphics
48
99
QucikComparison Final Score
54
89
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i7 12700H and Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7 12700H

  • + 6 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1744 socket
  • + Alder Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)

  • + 10 P-cores + 4 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Apple M-Socket socket
  • + Apple M4 architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 12700H
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core i7 12700H processor with strong single-core performance (66/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) processor with strong single-core performance (99/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12700H
197.87
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
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Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i7 12700H
103
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) +67%
172
Intel Core i7 12700H Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1055 1678

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2353 3899
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 11165 22639
File compression 907 MB/sec 2250 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 187.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 586.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 624.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 367.3 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 86.9 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 200.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 30.5 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3499 4556
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 25194 38022
Integer math 88.6 GOps/sec 84.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64 GOps/sec 85.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 92M Primes/sec 529M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.9M Strings/sec 55M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 23.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 295.5 MBytes/sec 488.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1490 Frames/sec 5286 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.6B Matrices/sec 25.7B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 36.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 492.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 559.9 PPW 826.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
Vendor Intel Apple
Released 4-Jan-22 29-Oct-24
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Alder Lake Apple M4
Model number i7-12700H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M4 GPU (20-core)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
P-Cores 6 10
P-Threads 12 10
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 4.51 GHz
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 2.59 GHz
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 14
Multiplier 23x 45x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 46 W
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M4 GPU (20-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1578 MHz
Shading Units 768 2560
TMUs 48 160
ROPs 24 80
Execution Units 96 320
iGPU FLOPS 2.2 TFLOPS 8.1 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) ↗
Memory Types #NAME? #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 16
Max. Memory Bandwidth 273 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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