i5-11600 vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Core i5-11600
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.36
+120%

Core i5-11600 outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 and Core i5-11600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1206697
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data16.53
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake (2021)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 and Core i5-11600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on M1 and Core i5-11600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and Core i5-11600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M1 and Core i5-11600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and Core i5-11600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Core i5-11600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M1 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M1 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M1 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and Core i5-11600.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 5.17
i5-11600 11.36
+120%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 8207
i5-11600 18052
+120%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 11.36
Integrated graphics card 14.49 4.50
Recency 10 November 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 has 222% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

i5-11600, on the other hand, has a 119.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 50% more threads.

The Core i5-11600 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Core i5-11600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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