Intel Core i5-13450HX vs Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13450HX and Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU) 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.

Intel Core i5-13450HX

Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13450HX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
533.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25258 vs 17197

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 26 Oct 2021
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25258 vs 17197

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
1468006.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3760 vs 3576

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	28 MB vs 2MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3760 vs 3576

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13450HX
CPU 2: Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3576

3760

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25258

17197

Name	Intel Core i5-13450HX	Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)
PassMark - Single thread mark	3576	3760
PassMark - CPU mark	25258	17197

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13450HX	Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	26 Oct 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$326
Place in performance rating	289	295
Processor Number	i5-13450HX	APL1103
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
OS Support		macOS Monterey 12.0, macOS Ventura 13.3
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	80K (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.228 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	16	8
Base frequency		2.064 GHz
Transistor count		33.7 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	LPDDR5-6400
Graphics
Device ID	0x468B
Execution Units	16	56
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics base frequency		1296 MHz
iGPU core count		14
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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)