i7-7600U vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.60
+570%
Core i7-7600U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.33

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Core i7-7600U by a whopping 570% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4371794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Core i7
Power efficiency54.6814.70
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$393

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads114
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U 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 dataFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel HD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i7-7600U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 15.60
+570%
i7-7600U 2.33

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 24783
+570%
i7-7600U 3698

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 1913
+456%
i7-7600U 344

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 281
+74.5%
i7-7600U 161

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.60 2.33
Recency 30 October 2023 3 January 2017
Physical cores 11 2
Threads 11 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 569.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 450% more physical cores and 175% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

i7-7600U, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-7600U in performance tests.


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