Compare Apple M1 Vs Intel Core i3 7020U

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Should you use Apple M1 or Intel Core i3 7020U? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Apple M1 is manufactured by Apple in India whereas Intel Core i3 7020U is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Apple M1 has a Base frequency of 2.1 GHz and 16 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i3 7020U has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz and 32 GB memory.

Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.

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Apple M1
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Intel Core i3 7020U
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Transistors 16 billions
Fabrication process 5 nm14 nm
TDP 14 W15 W

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General
Vendor AppleIntel
Released November 20, 2020April 1, 2018
Type LaptopLaptop
instruction set ARMv8x86-64
Codename Icestorm and FirestormKaby Lake
Socket Apple M-SocketBGA-1356
Integrated GPU Apple M1 GPU HD Graphics 620
Performance
Cores 82
Threads 84
Base Frequency 2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.2 GHz
L1 Cache 192K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared)256K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier NoNo
IGPU
Integrated Graphics Apple M1 GPUIntel HD Graphics 620
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1278 MHz1000 MHz
Shading Units 1024192
TMUs 6424
ROPs 323
Execution Units 12824
TGP 15 W15 W
Max. Resolution 6016x3384 - 60 Hz4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Memory
Memory types LPDDR4X-4266DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Size 16 GB32 GB
Max. Memory Channels 22
Max. Memory Bandwidth 68.25 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC Support NoNo
Misc
PCI Express Version 4.03.0
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) 1510
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) 7706
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 37611328
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 150032560
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 1736583
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 94461328
iGPU FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS0.4 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Apple M1 vs Intel Core i3 7020U

Apple M1 has been announced on November 2020 whereas Intel Core i3 7020U has been announced on April 2018. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Passmark Score: Apple M1 vs Intel Core i3 7020U

Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Apple M1 is 15003 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Core i3 7020U is 2560.

Memory Comparison: Apple M1 vs Intel Core i3 7020U

Coming to the Memory, Apple M1 has a memory size of 16 GB while Intel Core i3 7020U comes up with 32 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.

Performance Comparison: Apple M1 vs Intel Core i3 7020U

Apple M1 has 8 cores with 8 threads whereas Intel Core i3 7020U has 2 cores with 8 threads. Apple M1 has base frequency of 2.1 GHz whereas Intel Core i3 7020Uhas base frequency of 2.3 GHz.

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Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - Apple M1 or Intel Core i3 7020U?

Apple M1 has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 9446 compare to Intel Core i3 7020U with a score of 1328.

Q. Which model has higher Passmark CPU (multi-core) score - Apple M1 or Intel Core i3 7020U?

Intel Core i3 7020U has higher Passmark CPU score with total score of 2560 compare to Apple M1 with a score of 15003.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Apple M1 and Intel Core i3 7020U?

Intel Core i3 7020U has a higher base frequency of 2.3 GHz compared to Apple M1 with 2.1 GHz base frequency.

Q. Apple M1 vs Intel Core i3 7020U, which model has higher bandwidth?

Apple M1 with 68.25 GB/s bandwidth is better than Intel Core i3 7020U with 34.1 GB/s bandwidth.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Apple M1 or Intel Core i3 7020U?

Apple M1 has 8 cores which is higher than Intel Core i3 7020U that has 2 cores.

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Apple M1 in the market?

Best laptops having Apple M1 are Apple MacBook Air 2020 Z124J002KD Laptop, Apple MacBook Pro 16 inch MK183HN Laptop, Apple MacBook Pro 2020 MYD82HN Laptop (Apple M1/ 8GB/ 256GB SSD/ macOS).

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i3 7020U in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i3 7020U are Lenovo Ideapad 330 (81DE01K2IN) Laptop (7th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win10), Lenovo V130 81HQA004IH Laptop (7th Gen Core i3/ 4GB/ 1TB/ FreeDos), Asus X540UA-GQ683T Laptop (7th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win10 Home).

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