Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Core i7-11850H

Processor comparisons 21-10-2022

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Core i7-11850H and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like SuperPi, UserBenchmark, PassMark, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Prime95, AIDA64, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, RealBench, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
Death Stranding
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-11850H or Apple M1 Pro.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

M1 Pro

59%

Core i7-11850H

57%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 Pro is 3% better than Core i7-11850H. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M1 Pro

57%

Core i7-11850H

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	96.7
Valorant	114.8	109.9
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	61.6
Apex Legends	107.9	103.3
Call of Duty Warzone	86.1	82.5
Overwatch	93.0	89.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	75.9
DOOM Eternal	57.4	55.0
Warzone	89.5	85.8
Assassin's Creed	96.4	92.3
Valheim	95.3	91.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

M1 Pro

358%

Core i7-11850H

130%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Pro is more energy efficient than the Core i7-11850H as it consumes less power: 16W vs. 40W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Apple M1 Pro	Intel Core i7-11850H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	304	313
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1716	2281
Cinbench 20 Single-core	590	747
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2936	5178
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2233	1749
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11512	17071

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Apple M1 Pro	Intel Core i7-11850H
Single-Core	5046	4095
Multi-Core	32596	23900

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Apple M1 Pro	Intel Core i7-11850H
Single-Core	1723	1563
Multi-Core	12737	8575

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Apple M1 Pro	Intel Core i7-11850H
Announcement date	October 07, 2021	March 20, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	M1	FCBGA1440
Core name	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm	Tiger Lake
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	x86
Generation	1	11
Turbo Frequency		4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	10	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	34000 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	16 W	40 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400
Memory bandwidth	208 GByte/s	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache	4MB
L2 cache	24MB
L3 cache	24MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	APL1103

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 Pro is 21% better than Core i7-11850H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Pro has 2 more core than Core i7-11850H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Pro is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-11850H is better: 11
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M1 Pro and Intel Core i7-11850H before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Apple M1 Pro - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Apple M1 Pro specs and review.

Intel Core i7-11850H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-11850H specs and review.