Intel Core i7-14701TE vs Apple A18 Pro

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-14701TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A18 Pro
Intel Core i7-14701TE Apple A18 Pro

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-14701TE or Apple A18 Pro - 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 Intel Core i7-14701TE has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-14701TE was released in Q3/2024.

The Apple A18 Pro has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.04 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A18 Pro was released in Q3/2024.
Intel Core i7 (300) Family Apple A series (25)
Intel Core i 14000 (34) CPU group Apple A18 Pro (2)
14 Generation 18
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Donan
Desktop Segment Smartphone / Tablet
-- Predecessor Apple A17 Pro
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-14701TE is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (5.20 GHz). The Apple A18 Pro has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.04 GHz).

Intel Core i7-14701TE Characteristic Apple A18 Pro
8 Cores 6
16 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (5.20 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 0.70 GHz (4.04 GHz)
2x Donan P-Core
-- B-Core 0.74 GHz (2.30 GHz)
4x Donan E-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.

Intel Core i7-14701TE Characteristic Apple A18 Pro
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
Intel® Deep Learning Boost AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS
-- 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.39 GHz
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.68 GHz
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 3 nm
3 Max. displays 1
32 Compute units 24
256 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
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 / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-14701TE supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A18 Pro can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-14701TE Characteristic Apple A18 Pro
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-7500
192 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 60.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache 20.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 24.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-14701TE has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Apple A18 Pro is 12 W.

Intel Core i7-14701TE Characteristic Apple A18 Pro
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-14701TE has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Apple A18 Pro cache has a total of 44.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-14701TE Characteristic Apple A18 Pro
10 nm Technology 3 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q3/2024 Release date Q3/2024
392 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Core i7-14701TE Intel Core i7-14701TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (33%)
Apple A18 Pro Apple A18 Pro
Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores) @ 1.68 GHz
2580 (100%)

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-14701TE Intel Core i7-14701TE
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A18 Pro Apple A18 Pro
6C 6T @ 4.04 GHz
3409 (100%)

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-14701TE Intel Core i7-14701TE
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A18 Pro Apple A18 Pro
6C 6T @ 4.04 GHz
8492 (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).
Intel Core i7-14701TE Intel Core i7-14701TE
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A18 Pro Apple A18 Pro
6C 6T @ 0.70 GHz
38 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-14701TE Apple A18 Pro
Unknown Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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