i7-5700HQ vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.99
+637%
Core i7-5700HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.80

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core i7-5700HQ by a whopping 637% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1671475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.48
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4Intel Core i7
Power efficiency82.787.65
Architecture codenameno dataBroadwell-H (2015)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$378

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.592 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data182 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ 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 dataFCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ 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 M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPUIntel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i7-5700HQ.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.99 3.80
Recency 30 October 2024 2 June 2015
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 47 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 636.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.9% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5700HQ in performance tests.


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