Compare Apple M1 Vs Intel Core i7 7700HQ

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Should you use Apple M1 or Intel Core i7 7700HQ? 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 i7 7700HQ 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 i7 7700HQ has a base frequency of 2.8 GHz and 64 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 i7 7700HQ
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Transistors 16 billions
Fabrication process 5 nm14 nm
TDP 14 W45 W

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General
Vendor AppleIntel
Released November 20, 2020January 3, 2017
Type LaptopLaptop
instruction set ARMv8x86-64
Codename Icestorm and FirestormKaby Lake
Socket Apple M-SocketBGA-1440
Integrated GPU Apple M1 GPU HD Graphics 630
Performance
Cores 84
Threads 88
Base Frequency 2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 Cache 192K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared)256K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier NoNo
IGPU
Integrated Graphics Apple M1 GPUIntel HD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1278 MHz1100 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-4266DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Size 16 GB64 GB
Max. Memory Channels 22
Max. Memory Bandwidth 68.25 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC Support NoNo
Misc
PCI Express Version 4.03.0
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) 1510878
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) 77063950
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 37612054
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 150036903
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 1736906
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 94463497
iGPU FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS0.44 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Apple M1 vs Intel Core i7 7700HQ

Apple M1 has been announced on November 2020 whereas Intel Core i7 7700HQ has been announced on January 2017. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Passmark Score: Apple M1 vs Intel Core i7 7700HQ

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 i7 7700HQ is 6903.

Memory Comparison: Apple M1 vs Intel Core i7 7700HQ

Coming to the Memory, Apple M1 has a memory size of 16 GB while Intel Core i7 7700HQ comes up with 64 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 i7 7700HQ

Apple M1 has 8 cores with 8 threads whereas Intel Core i7 7700HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads. Apple M1 has base frequency of 2.1 GHz whereas Intel Core i7 7700HQhas base frequency of 2.8 GHz.

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Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - Apple M1 or Intel Core i7 7700HQ?

Apple M1 has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 9446 compare to Intel Core i7 7700HQ with a score of 3497.

Q. Which model has higher Passmark CPU (multi-core) score - Apple M1 or Intel Core i7 7700HQ?

Intel Core i7 7700HQ has higher Passmark CPU score with total score of 6903 compare to Apple M1 with a score of 15003.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Apple M1 and Intel Core i7 7700HQ?

Intel Core i7 7700HQ has a higher base frequency of 2.8 GHz compared to Apple M1 with 2.1 GHz base frequency.

Q. Apple M1 vs Intel Core i7 7700HQ, which model has higher bandwidth?

Apple M1 with 68.25 GB/s bandwidth is better than Intel Core i7 7700HQ with 37.5 GB/s bandwidth.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Apple M1 or Intel Core i7 7700HQ?

Apple M1 has 8 cores which is higher than Intel Core i7 7700HQ that has 4 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 i7 7700HQ in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i7 7700HQ are Lenovo Legion Y520 (80WK014GIN) Laptop, Lenovo Legion Y520 (80WK00R1IN) Laptop (7th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB 128GB SSD/ Win10/ 4GB Graph), HP Omen 15-ce072TX (2GD82PA) Laptop (7th Gen Ci7/ 16GB/ 1TB 128GB SSD/ Win10/ 4GB Graph).

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