i7-1068G7 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+191%
Core i7-1068G7
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
5.37

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Core i7-1068G7 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1068G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4431172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Core i7
Power efficiency54.6818.14
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)1 August 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 11-Core 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads118
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 × 4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataIntel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core 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 Technologyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1068G7 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1068G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data59.732 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz)

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+191%
i7-1068G7 5.37

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 13312
+199%
i7-1068G7 4449

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 5.37
Recency 30 October 2023 1 August 2019
Physical cores 11 4
Threads 11 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 28 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 190.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 175% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3.7% lower power consumption.

The M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1068G7 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-1068G7, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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