Intel Core i7 11800H vs Apple M2
We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 1.9-2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 11800H against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11800H
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Advantages of Apple M2
- Newer - released 1-year and 1-month later
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Around 51.2 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 24% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1925 vs 1558 points
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | May 11, 2021 | June 6, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Tiger Lake | Apple M2 |
| Model number | i7-11800H | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 19-23x | - |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 20 billions |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Socket | BGA-1787 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP | 35-45 W (configurable) | 15 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | - |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 128 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | - | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR4-3200 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 24 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i7 11800H official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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