Intel Core i9 11980HK vs Apple M1
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We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6-3.3 GHz Intel Core i9 11980HK against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1. 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 i9 11980HK
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer - released 5 months later
Advantages of Apple M1
- More powerful Apple M1 GPU integrated graphics: 2.6 vs 0.7 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Around 17.05 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
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 | 961.5 MB/sec | 941 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 86.4 Klines/sec | 68.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 203.2 pages/sec | 192.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 334.4 Mpixels/sec | 211.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 222.1 pages/sec | 250.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 33.9 images/sec | 34.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 84 images/sec | 60.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.5 Mpixels/sec | 9.74 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 77 GOps/sec | 33.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 45.3 GOps/sec | 35.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 98M Primes/sec | 141M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 31M Strings/sec | 21M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.4 GBytes/sec | 8.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 259.3 MBytes/sec | 168 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1095 Frames/sec | 1359 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17.2B Matrices/sec | 7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 11.8 PPW | 37.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 162.2 PPW | 610.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 337 PPW | 1008.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.19 PPW | 6.81 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 11980HK
No benchmark results yet
Apple M1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-24 -> op1 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2420 / 8793 |
| π 2026-03-06 (gaR) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2396 / 8763 |
| π 2025-04-11 (Ario) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2395 / 8820 |
| π 2025-04-11 (Ario) | Cinebench 2024 | 110 / 465 |
| π 2025-01-17 (Qianhe) | Cinebench 2024 | 110 / 525 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 11980HK and Apple M1General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | May 11, 2021 | November 20, 2020 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Tiger Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i9-11980HK | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Apple M1 GPU |
| Successor | - Intel Core i9 13900HK | - Apple M5 (10-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#165th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6-3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 26-33x | - |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 16 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-65 W (configurable) | 14 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 110 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1787 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | - |
Laptop processors ranking (#173rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Apple M1 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 128 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 68.25 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 11980HK official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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