Apple M4 vs Intel Core i5-11320H

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Apple M4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-11320H
Apple M4 Intel Core i5-11320H

CPU comparison

Apple M4 or Intel Core i5-11320H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple M4 has 9 cores with 9 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.41 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M4 was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core i5-11320H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11320H was released in Q2/2021.
Apple M series (25) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Apple M4 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 11000H (17)
4 Generation 11
M4 Architecture Tiger Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple M3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M4 is a 9 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz). The Intel Core i5-11320H has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
9 Cores 4
9 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz)
3x P-Core
A-Core 3.20 GHz (4.50 GHz)
0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz)
6x E-Core
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
3 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 4
160 Compute units 96
1280 Shader 768
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
24 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 M4 (10 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
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M4 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11320H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
18.00 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M4 has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Intel Core i5-11320H is 35 W.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
22 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
15 W TDP down 28 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple M4 has a 18.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-11320H cache has a total of 13.00 MB.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
3 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket BGA 1449
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 309 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple M4 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Apple M4 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H (43%)

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 M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
2491 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1417 (57%)

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 M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
3630 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1911 (53%)

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 M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
13060 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
5633 (43%)

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 M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
5120 (100%)

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 M4 Apple M4
Apple M4 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz
2070 (100%)

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 M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
11160 (100%)

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 M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2392 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
38 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple M4 Intel Core i5-11320H
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024) Unknown

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