Apple M1 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 165U with 12 cores 1.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (14W vs 57W)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (7467 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (120GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
1513
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
+11%
1694
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
7782
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
+29%
10103
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
2231
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
+6%
2384
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
8035
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
+21%
9763
Blender
Apple M1
+5%
130
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
123
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M1
+2%
3717
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
3609
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M1
14218
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
+17%
16756
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Dec 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake
-
Processor Number
165U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
12-57 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
110°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
17x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
LPDDR5-7467, LPDDR5x-7467, DDR5-5600
16 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
1024
Shader Units
64
64
Texture Units
4
32
Raster Operation Units
2
128
Execution Units
4
15 W
Power Consumption
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2.24 TFLOPS
