Intel Core i7 1370P vs Apple M2

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core i7 1370P with 14-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between M2 and 1370P
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1370P
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 7-months later
  • Has 6 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M2
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2008
1582
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
13217
8743

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2635
2594
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11942
10094
File compression 1220 MB/sec 1100 MB/sec
Clang compilation 66.8 Klines/sec 81.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 329.2 pages/sec 227.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 385.5 Mpixels/sec 280 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 215.7 pages/sec 261.3 pages/sec
Background blur 46.3 images/sec 41.4 images/sec
Photo processing 122.9 images/sec 95.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 21.6 Mpixels/sec 10.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M2 +5%
3976
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
22647
15346
Integer math 84.7 GOps/sec 36.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 59.9 GOps/sec 38.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 113M Primes/sec 183M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 26.6M Strings/sec 24.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.4 GBytes/sec 9.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 240.9 MBytes/sec 190.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1637 Frames/sec 1657 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.4B Matrices/sec 6.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1370P and Apple M2

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 4, 2023 June 6, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M2
Model number i7-1370P -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M2 GPU

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 8
Total Threads 20 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 19x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 20 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable) 15 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 64 W -
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Peak temperature 100°C -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M2 GPU
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1398 MHz
Shading Units 768 1024
TMUs 48 64
ROPs 24 32
Execution Units 96 128
TGP 15 W 15 W
Max. Resolution - 6016x3384 - 60 Hz
iGPU FLOPS
1.69 TFLOPS
3 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- LPDDR5-6400
Memory Size 64 GB 24 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i7 1370P official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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Choose between two processors
27 (73%)
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Total votes: 37

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M2 or Intel Core i7 1370P?
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