Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i7 14700HX
Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (10-Core), vs Intel Core i7 14700HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 55.3 GOps/s | 131.8 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 50 GOps/s | 94.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 269 M primes/s | 173 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 34.8 M strings/s | 48.8 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 15.2 GB/s | 26.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 286.6 MB/s | 446.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 2525 frames/s | 2409 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 14 M matrices/s | 263 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1500 MB/s | 1230 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 118.3 KLines/s | 156.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 335.8 pages/s | 358.9 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 396.3 MP/sec | 430.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 357.1 pages/s | 272.3 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 72.2 frames/s | 51 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 141.5 frames/s | 120 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 17.8 MP/sec | 32.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 686.4 PPW | 289.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 1092.1 PPW | 677.9 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 44.4 PPW | 23.3 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 5.32 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | May, 7, 2024 | January, 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | n/a | i7-14700HX |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.41 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.9 GHz |
| Cores count | 10 | 20 |
| Threads count | 10 | 28 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 44x | 21x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 33 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 22 W | 45-55 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 157 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1964 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-7500 | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 192 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 120 GB | 89.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 20 |
Note
Apple M4 (10-Core):
SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.
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