i7-1180G7 vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.97
+443%
Core i7-1180G7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.15

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core i7-1180G7 by a whopping 443% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1671204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple M4Tiger Lake
Power efficiency82.2932.32
Architecture codenameno dataTiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.592 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data2 GT/s
L1 cacheno data320 KB
L2 cache4 MB5 MB
L3 cacheno data12 MB
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 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 dataFCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 16-core GPUIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

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 M4 Pro (12 cores) 27.97
+443%
i7-1180G7 5.15

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 19529
+268%
i7-1180G7 5304

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 5.15
Recency 30 October 2024 2 September 2020
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 443.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

i7-1180G7, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1180G7 in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Core i7-1180G7 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-1180G7, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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