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Intel Core 7 350 vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

55 out of 100
Intel Core 7 350
VS
66 out of 100
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Intel Core 7 350
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

We compared two 6-core laptop CPUs: the 1.5 GHz Intel Core 7 350 against the 2 GHz Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (MacBook) and 350
Advantages of Intel Core 7 350
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5x-7467 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year and 7 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 2 versus 3 nanometers
  • 19% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.05 GHz)
Advantages of Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • More powerful Apple A18 Pro GPU integrated graphics: 2.3 vs 1.3 TFLOPS
  • 38% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3615 vs 2612 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 7 350
vs
A18 Pro (MacBook)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1829 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 7 350
2612
A18 Pro (MacBook) +38%
3615
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 7 350
7982
A18 Pro (MacBook) +16%
9225
File compression - 1050 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 58.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 214.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 318.8 pages/sec
Background blur - 41 images/sec
Photo processing - 91.5 images/sec
Ray tracing - 9.18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 7 350 +17%
15052
A18 Pro (MacBook)
12812
Integer math 33.8 GOps/sec 37.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 43.1 GOps/sec 25.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 107M Primes/sec 132M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17M Strings/sec 17.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.8 GBytes/sec 8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 141.2 MBytes/sec 133.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1163 Frames/sec 1380 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.8B Matrices/sec 6.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 10 & 962 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 30.4 PPW 70.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 532.1 PPW 922.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1003.5 PPW 1281.2 PPW
Blender / Watt - 7.1 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 7 350 and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released April 16, 2026 September 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Wildcat Lake Apple M4
Model number 350 APL1V07
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Apple A18 Pro GPU
Intel CPU rating (#108th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 2 2
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.4 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 2.42 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 6 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 15x 40x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 10 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 35 W -
Socket FCBGA1516 Custom
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC -
Laptop processors ranking (145th and 70th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2600 MHz 1490 MHz
Shading Units 256 768
TMUs 16 40
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 4 128
TGP 25 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core 7 350
1.3 TFLOPS
A18 Pro (MacBook) +77%
2.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple A18 Pro GPU compared to Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR5x-7500
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 8 GB
Memory Channels 1 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 60 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 7 350 official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 6 -

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Comments

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