Apple A17 Pro vs Intel Core i7-1065G7

Comparative analysis of Apple A17 Pro and Intel Core i7-1065G7 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Apple A17 Pro

Intel Core i7-1065G7

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A17 Pro

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 3 nm vs 10 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4540 vs 2314
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12249 vs 8271

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Sep 2023 vs 1 Aug 2019
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4540 vs 2314
PassMark - CPU mark	12249 vs 8271

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1065G7

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.78 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB

Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.78 GHz
L1 cache	320 KB vs 256 KB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A17 Pro
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-1065G7

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4540

2314

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12249

8271

Name	Apple A17 Pro	Intel Core i7-1065G7
PassMark - Single thread mark	4540	2314
PassMark - CPU mark	12249	8271
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		53.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		741.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		42.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		69.576

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A17 Pro	Intel Core i7-1065G7
Essentials
Launch date	Sep 2023	1 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	168	172
Processor Number	APL1V02	i7-1065G7
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	1.30 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	19 billion
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	55.63 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Device ID		0x8A52
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		5120 x 3200
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096 x 2304
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.00 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FCBGA1526
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)