Apple M1 vs i7-1068G7
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-1068G7 outperforms Apple M1 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1159 | 1192 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 18.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake (Client) (2019) | no data |
| Release date | 1 August 2019 (5 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA1440 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.732 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) | Apple M1 8-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.39 | 5.17 |
| Integrated graphics card | 5.41 | 14.54 |
| Recency | 1 August 2019 | 10 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
i7-1068G7 has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Apple M1, on the other hand, has 168.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-1068G7 and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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