Intel Core i7 1260U vs Apple M2 Pro

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Intel Core i7 1260U

Apple M2 Pro

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

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 1260U 's Advantages

Lower TDP (9W vs 30W)

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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 1260U +6%

1745

Apple M2 Pro

1632

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 1260U

1202

Apple M2 Pro +120%

2650

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 1260U

4233

Apple M2 Pro +237%

14275

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 1260U

1650

Apple M2 Pro +20%

1986

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 1260U

7179

Apple M2 Pro +107%

14863

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 1260U

3188

Apple M2 Pro +29%

4116

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 1260U

12887

Apple M2 Pro +103%

26265

Intel Core i7 1260U

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Apple M2 Pro

General Parameters

Feb 2022

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i7-1260U

Processor Number

-

BGA-1781

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

40 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

9 W

Power Consumption

30 W

29 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

2

Performance Cores

8

4

Performance Core Threads

8

1.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

8

Efficiency Cores

4

8

Efficiency Core Threads

4

0.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.5 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

11x

Multiplier

-

80 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

64 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

950 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

768

Shader Units

2432

48

Texture Units

152

24

Raster Operation Units

76

96

Execution Units

304

15 W

Power Consumption

35 W

-

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

1.69 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

6.8 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 1260U

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

14

PCIe Lanes

-

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