Intel Core i7 9750H vs Apple M1 Pro
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 9750H with 6-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro 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 9750H
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
- More powerful Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 5.3 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
- Around 163 GB/s (390%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 14 nanometers
- Has 4 more physical cores
- 75% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2328 vs 1332 points
- Newer - released 2 years and 6 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 444 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3334 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 440.6 MB/sec | 1230 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 43 Klines/sec | 82.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 122.2 pages/sec | 249.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 162.6 Mpixels/sec | 271.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 129.2 pages/sec | 246.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 30.2 images/sec | 36.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 48.3 images/sec | 102.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.4 Mpixels/sec | 10.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 37.6 GOps/sec | 45.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 23.2 GOps/sec | 64 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 32M Primes/sec | 272M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 19.7M Strings/sec | 32.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 3.7 GBytes/sec | 12.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 148.5 MBytes/sec | 272.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 666 Frames/sec | 2696 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 9.1B Matrices/sec | 12.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.5 PPW | 26.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 123.3 PPW | 343.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 235.1 PPW | 731.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.95 PPW | 6.23 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 9750H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-19 (ysh) | Cinebench 2024 | 67 / 423 |
| π 2025-08-12 (Yus) | GeekBench | 1566 / 6117 |
| π 2025-08-10 (Yus) | GeekBench | 1475 / 5676 |
| π 2025-05-15 (Star) | Cinebench 2024 | 57 / 332 |
| π 2024-11-03 (skoda) | Cinebench 2024 | 66 / 338 |
Apple M1 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | GeekBench | 2450 / 12944 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2026 | 444 / 3334 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 857 |
| π 2025-02-23 (anon121434) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 682 |
| π 2025-02-19 (serhii) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 796 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 9750H and Apple M1 ProGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | April 23, 2019 | October 18, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i7-9750H | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Successor | - Intel Core i7 10750H | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 2 |
| E-Threads | - | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 26x | - |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 32K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 33.7 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45 W | 30 W |
| Socket | BGA-1440 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | - |
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iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1150 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 |
| ROPs | 3 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 256 |
| TGP | 15 W | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2666 - LPDDR3-2133 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.8 GB/s | 204.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 9750H official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | - |
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