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Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7-12700E gaming benchmark

Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7-12700E

Processor comparisons   20-10-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7-12700E tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough 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 parallel examination in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, PassMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, AIDA64, MATLAB, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Fallout 76
  • Borderlands 3
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Apex Legends
  • Death Stranding
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Last Man Standing
  • Valorant
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Valheim
  • Halo Infinite
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Fortnite
  • Overwatch
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-12700E or Apple M2.


 
Apple M2
Intel Core i7-12700E

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M259% Core i7-12700E59%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M255% Core i7-12700E56%
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite97.499.9
Valorant110.7113.6
Cyberpunk 207762.063.6
Apex Legends104.1106.7
Call of Duty Warzone83.085.2
Overwatch89.792.0
Red Dead Redemption 276.478.4
DOOM Eternal55.456.8
Warzone86.488.6
Assassin's Creed93.095.4
Valheim91.994.2
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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M2535% Core i7-12700E84%
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-12700E since it has less power consumption: 12W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 M2 Intel Core i7-12700E
Cinbench 15 Single-core298427
Cinbench 15 Multi-core15863109
Cinbench 20 Single-core5581019
Cinbench 20 Multi-core26997056
Cinbench 23 Single-core20572384
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1052023261

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Intel Core i7-12700E
Single-Core40955581
Multi-Core2966532567

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Intel Core i7-12700E
Single-Core19291650
Multi-Core924311692

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

Apple M2 Intel Core i7-12700E
Announcement dateOctober 18, 2022January 07, 2022
TypeLaptopEmbedded
SocketM2FCLGA1700
Core name4 x Avalanche and 4 x BlizzardAlder Lake
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)x86
Generation212
Turbo Frequency4.8 MHz
Frequency3.49 MHz3.6 MHz
Cores812
Threads820
Bus rate8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography5 nm7 nm
Transistors count20000 millions10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)12 W65 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzUp to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory128 Gb
Memory Frequency2400
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s
L1 cache2MB
L2 cache12MB12 MB
L3 cache16MB25 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-12700E is 3% better than M2 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-12700E has 4 more core than M2. 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 M2 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12700E is better: 29
   However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Apple M2 and Intel Core i7-12700E before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
Apple M2 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i7-12700E - all data

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


Apple M2 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i5-1240P
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13620H
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13705H
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625C
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 9 7945HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7845HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 7745HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 7645HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7940HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7840HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7640HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7736U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7335U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7730U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7530U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7330U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7520U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7320U
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z


Intel Core i7-12700E Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
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