Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7-1270P

Comparative analysis of Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU) and Intel Core i7-1270P 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.

Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)

Intel Core i7-1270P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3868 vs 3336
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41343 vs 16906

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 12
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3868 vs 3336
PassMark - CPU mark	41343 vs 16906

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1270P

Around 49% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
L1 cache	960 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	15 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-1270P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3868

3336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41343

16906

Name	Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)	Intel Core i7-1270P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3868	3336
PassMark - CPU mark	41343	16906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)	Intel Core i7-1270P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm	Alder Lake
Launch date	18 Mar 2022	23 Feb 2022
OS Support	macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Ventura 13.3
Place in performance rating	125	448
Processor Number	APL1W06	i7-1270P
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$438
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Performance
Base frequency	2.064 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	15 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.228 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	20	12
Number of threads	20	16
Transistor count	114 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		18 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	819.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Execution Units	192	96
Graphics base frequency	1296 MHz
iGPU core count	48
Device ID		0x46A6
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		50 x 25
Sockets supported		FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		28 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)