Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i7 1260U

VS

Apple M2 Pro

Intel Core i7 1260U

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 1260U with 10 cores 1.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.1GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 1260U 's Advantages

Lower TDP (9W vs 30W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro

1632

Intel Core i7 1260U +6%

1745

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +120%

2650

Intel Core i7 1260U

1202

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +237%

14275

Intel Core i7 1260U

4233

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +20%

1986

Intel Core i7 1260U

1650

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +107%

14863

Intel Core i7 1260U

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +29%

4116

Intel Core i7 1260U

3188

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +103%

26265

Intel Core i7 1260U

12887

Apple M2 Pro

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Intel Core i7 1260U

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Feb 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-1260U

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1781

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Package

40 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

9 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

29 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

2

8

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.1 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

0.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

12

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

11x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267

32 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

950 MHz

2432

Shader Units

768

152

Texture Units

48

76

Raster Operation Units

24

304

Execution Units

96

35 W

Power Consumption

15 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

6.8 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.69 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 1260U

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

14

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