i7-12850HX vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Core i7-12850HX
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 55 Watt
19.42
+276%

Core i7-12850HX outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 and Core i7-12850HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1206296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data33.39
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-HX (2022)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 and Core i7-12850HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache2 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on M1 and Core i7-12850HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)no data55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and Core i7-12850HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M1 and Core i7-12850HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and Core i7-12850HX are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Core i7-12850HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M1 and Core i7-12850HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M1 and Core i7-12850HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M1 and Core i7-12850HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and Core i7-12850HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 5.17
i7-12850HX 19.42
+276%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 8207
i7-12850HX 30845
+276%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 1072
i7-12850HX 2679
+150%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M1 208
i7-12850HX 261
+25.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 19.42
Integrated graphics card 14.49 5.58
Recency 10 November 2020 10 May 2022
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 8 24

Apple M1 has 159.7% faster integrated GPU.

i7-12850HX, on the other hand, has a 275.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i7-12850HX is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.


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