i7-1260P vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+45.9%
Core i7-1260P
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
10.70

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Core i7-1260P by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking443733
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency54.7136.16
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-P (2022)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1116
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P 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 dataFCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P 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 Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P.

PCIe versionno data4.0
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 M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+45.9%
i7-1260P 10.70

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 24788
+45.8%
i7-1260P 17004

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 1913
+17.7%
i7-1260P 1626

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 281
+15.6%
i7-1260P 243

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 13312
+43.2%
i7-1260P 9298

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 2331
+35.6%
i7-1260P 1719

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 431
+52.3%
i7-1260P 283

CrossMark Overall

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 1966
+18.3%
i7-1260P 1662

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 14412
+51.2%
i7-1260P 9532

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 3113
+28.4%
i7-1260P 2424

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 10.70
Recency 30 October 2023 23 February 2022
Physical cores 11 12
Threads 11 16
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 28 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 45.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 3.7% lower power consumption.

i7-1260P, on the other hand, has 9.1% more physical cores and 45.5% more threads.

The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1260P in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1260P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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