Apple M1 vs Intel Core i7-1185G7

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CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple M1 and the Intel Core i7-1185G7 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple M1 8 core processor released in Q4/2020 with the Intel Core i7-1185G7 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020.
Apple M series (23) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Apple M1 (9) CPU group Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19)
1 Generation 11
M1 Architecture Tiger Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Apple M2 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M1 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-1185G7 clocks with 3.00 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Apple M1 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz)
4x Firestorm
A-Core 3.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
0.60 GHz (2.06 GHz)
4x Icestorm
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Apple M1 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Apple M1 (8 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
1 GPU Generation 12
5 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 4
128 Compute units 96
1024 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple M1 (8 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Apple M1, while the Intel Core i7-1185G7 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Apple M1 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple M1 has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-1185G7 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Apple M1 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
18 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 64 W @ 28 s
20 W TDP up 28 W
10 W TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple M1 has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-1185G7 is at 17.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Apple M1 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
5 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8.5-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket BGA 1526
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2020 Release date Q3/2020
-- Release price 426 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
112 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
70 (63%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
509 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
154 (30%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1503 (98%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1538 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7759 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
6264 (81%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1742 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1578 (91%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7650 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
6102 (80%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2369 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1937 (82%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8576 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5367 (63%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M1 Apple M1
Apple M1 (8 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
2610 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz
2070 (79%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
117 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
59 (50%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
14463 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
10644 (74%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
598 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
2477 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
314 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2462 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Apple M1 Apple M1
7,759 CB R23 MC @ 18 W
431 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 0.60 GHz
11 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple M1 Intel Core i7-1185G7
Apple iMac 24 (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020)
Apple MacBook Air (2020)
Apple Mac mini (2020)
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple iPad Air (2022)
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Comparison of the two processors

The Apple M1 is an 8-core mobile processor of Apple, which Apple has developed on the basis of the ARM technology itself. He uses a hybrid big.Little CPU design, combining 4 so-called efficiency cores (ICESTORM) with 4 performance cores (Firestorm). The processor is not only very economical, but also very powerful at the same time. The Apple M1 is manufactured in a very modern 5 Nm procedure for the contract-ready TSMC in Taiwan.

With a clock frequency of Apple M1, the processor clocks relatively low, but this is also due to the ARM technology. AMD and Intel use the X86-64 command set to another technology.

Intel's Core i7-1185G7 has 4 real CPU cores that can thanks to hyper-threading up to 8 threads at the same time. The base frequency of the processor is 3.0 GHz. Via the turbo mode, the mobile processor can lift its clock frequency to up to 4.8 GHz (load on a CPU core) or up to 4.3 GHz (load on all CPU cores) to increase its performance temporarily. The length of turbo use depends on cooling and energy requirements of the processor.

The Intel Core i7-1185G7 has a great advantage in the equipment of the memory. It can connect up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 or LPDDR4x-4266 memory while the Apple M1 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory.

Both mobile processors have an internal graphic unit, Apple's M1 (8 core GPU) comes to a considerable computing power of 2.6 tflops. This is a very good value for an internal graphic. But also the Intel Iris XE Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake G7) @ 1.3 GHz of the Intel Core i7-1185G7 white with a capacity of just under 2.1 tflops to convince. Intel had presented the Intel XE graphic architecture for the first time in 2020. It is intended to replace the graphic architecture (Intel UHD), which came to the years. That was urgently needed as AMD had long been passed by Intel.

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