Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 7 150U, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 7 150U and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
1875
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
8883
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
105
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
438
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
3619
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
15475
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math54.2 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math36.4 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search57 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort19.2 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption10.6 GB/sn/a
Data Compression167 MB/sn/a
Physics1044 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions93 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
2574
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 7 150U
8962
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression930 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation39.3 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser238.5 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering259.7 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing233.9 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur38.5 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing97 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing12.2 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 7 150U
86.88
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 597.5 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1031.7 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 29.2 PPW 70.2 PPW
Blender / W 5.79 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 9, 2024 September, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Apple M4
Model number 150U APL1V07
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 2
Frequency 1.8 GHz 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency1.2 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4 GHz2.42 GHz
General
Cores count106
Threads count126
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier18x40x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 10 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 96 GB 8 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 60 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 20 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) the clear winner in this comparison.

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