i7-1068G7 vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 outperforms Core i7-1068G7 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 and Core i7-1068G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 805 | 1156 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 44.50 | 18.24 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Ice Lake (Client) (2019) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 1 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M2 and Core i7-1068G7 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M2 and Core i7-1068G7 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | Intel BGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Core i7-1068G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Core i7-1068G7 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Core i7-1068G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 59.732 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.76 | 5.60 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 1 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 28 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 74.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1068G7 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Core i7-1068G7, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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