Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7 1060NG7

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Apple M2

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 1060NG7 with 4 cores 1.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3733)

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 58.3GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 1060NG7 's Advantages

Lower TDP (10W vs 15W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 +52%

1701

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

1116

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 +97%

8538

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

4326

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +271%

2694

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

725

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 +570%

10130

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

1510

Blender

Apple M2 +265%

146

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

40

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 +60%

1914

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

1195

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 +181%

8942

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

3175

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +106%

3932

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

1905

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 +125%

15485

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

6880

Apple M2

VS

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Mar 2020

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Ice Lake Y

-

Processor Number

i7-1060NG7

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1526

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (64 EU)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

10 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.2 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

8

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

12x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

-

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR4-3733

24 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

58.3 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1100 MHz

1024

Shader Units

512

64

Texture Units

64

32

Raster Operation Units

8

128

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

5120x3200 - 60 Hz

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 1060NG7

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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