Intel Core i7 1355U vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 1355U, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 1355U 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 i7 1355U
1799
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 1355U
9273
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 1355U
n/a
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 1355U
n/a
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 1355U
3468
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 1355U
14499
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math52.8 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math35.4 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search53 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort17.8 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption10 GB/sn/a
Data Compression157.5 MB/sn/a
Physics904 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions88 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 1355U
2466
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 1355U
7553
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression519.7 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation58.7 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser159 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering219.7 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing221.5 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur33.4 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing64.2 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing12.5 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 1355U
94.87
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 503.5 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 966.6 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 70.2 PPW
Blender / W 6.32 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 3, 2023 September, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M4
Model number i7-1355U APL1V07
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 2
Frequency 1.7 GHz 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency1.2 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHz2.42 GHz
General
Cores count106
Threads count126
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier17x40x
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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