Intel Core i7 11850H vs Apple M1 Max
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1-2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 11850H with 8-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Max with 10-cores. 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
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11850H
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
- More powerful Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) integrated graphics: 10.6 vs 0.7 TFLOPS
- Around 358.4 GB/s (700%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process โ 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Supports quad-channel memory
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 19% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2431 vs 2043 points
- Newer - released 5 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 715.8 MB/sec | 1450 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 65.4 Klines/sec | 105.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 178.9 pages/sec | 329.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 291.8 Mpixels/sec | 317 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 186.3 pages/sec | 249.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 39.6 images/sec | 42.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 69.6 images/sec | 122.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.7 Mpixels/sec | 14.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.1 GOps/sec | 46.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 42 GOps/sec | 64.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 82M Primes/sec | 278M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 28M Strings/sec | 32.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 12.1 GBytes/sec | 12.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 233 MBytes/sec | 274.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 900 Frames/sec | 2833 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 15.5B Matrices/sec | 12.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 9.2 PPW | 15.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 191.4 PPW | 253.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 435.5 PPW | 443.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.5 PPW | 3.98 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 11850H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-12-20 (talhaIAQ) | GeekBench | 2361 / 9844 |
| ๐ 2024-12-12 (Okoram) | Cinebench 2024 | 76 / 416 |
Apple M1 Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-07-04 (Daniel) | GeekBench | 2459 / 13052 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 11850H and Apple M1 MaxGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | May 11, 2021 | October 18, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Tiger Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i7-11850H | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Max (40-ัore GPU) |
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1-2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 2 |
| E-Threads | - | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 21-25x | - |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 57 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 50 W |
| Socket | BGA-1787 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | - |
Laptop processors ranking (#95th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 16 | 256 |
| ROPs | 8 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 512 |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 11850H official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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