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Review

Intel Core i7 8700
Apple M1
Single-Core Performance
44
69
Multi-Core Performance
20
24
Power Efficiency
42
73
Integrated Graphics
23
64
QucikComparison Final Score
34
53
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i7 8700 and Apple M1

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7 8700

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Coffee Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Apple M1

  • + 4 P-cores + 4 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + Apple M-Socket socket
  • + Apple M1 architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 8700
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i7 8700 processor with strong single-core performance (44/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

Apple M1
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A mid-range Apple M1 processor with strong single-core performance (69/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 8700 +15%
109.76
Apple M1
95.27
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i7 8700
71
Apple M1 +55%
110
Intel Core i7 8700 Apple M1
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 456 525

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1455 2410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 6242 8547
File compression 440.7 MB/sec 941 MB/sec
Clang compilation 49.1 Klines/sec 68.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 137.6 pages/sec 192.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 181.5 Mpixels/sec 211.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 150.9 pages/sec 250.8 pages/sec
Background blur 33.3 images/sec 34.1 images/sec
Photo processing 51 images/sec 60.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.6 Mpixels/sec 9.74 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2626 3675
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 12746 14130
Integer math 44.9 GOps/sec 33.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 27.8 GOps/sec 35.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 35M Primes/sec 141M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.9M Strings/sec 21M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4.5 GBytes/sec 8.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.6 MBytes/sec 168.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 732 Frames/sec 1359 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.4B Matrices/sec 6.9B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7 PPW 37.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 96 PPW 610.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 196.1 PPW 1009.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.69 PPW 6.81 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
Vendor Intel Apple
Released October 5, 2017 November 20, 2020
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Coffee Lake Apple M1
Model number i7-8700
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 Apple M1 GPU
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 4
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
E-Cores 4
E-Threads 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 12 8
Multiplier 32x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
Transistors 16 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 14 W
Socket LGA-1151 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Apple M1 GPU
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1278 MHz
Shading Units 192 1024
TMUs 24 64
ROPs 3 32
Execution Units 24 128
iGPU FLOPS 0.5 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Apple M1 ↗
Memory Types - DDR4-2666 - LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 68.25 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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