Intel Core i7-1280P vs Apple M1

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-1280P vs Apple M1 and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Handbrake, RealBench, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Blender, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, Furmark, PassMark, MATLAB, 7zip, Gears 5, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 or Intel Core i7-1280P.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-1280P

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-1280P

55%

54%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.4	95.8
Valorant	111.8	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	62.6	61.0
Apex Legends	105.1	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	83.8	81.7
Overwatch	90.5	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.1	75.1
DOOM Eternal	55.9	54.5
Warzone	87.2	84.9
Assassin's Creed	93.9	91.5
Valheim	92.8	90.4

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Core i7-1280P

200%

388%

To make a final decision 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 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-1280P as it consumes less power: 28W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, 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

	Intel Core i7-1280P	Apple M1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	298	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2182	1163
Cinbench 20 Single-core	715	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4954	1987
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1673	1512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16330	7782

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

	Intel Core i7-1280P	Apple M1
Single-Core	3917	3413
Multi-Core	22862	22028

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

	Intel Core i7-1280P	Apple M1
Single-Core	1681	1746
Multi-Core	10160	7683

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-1280P	Apple M1
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	M1
Core name	Alder Lake-P	4x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecture	x86	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	12	1
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	16000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		4266
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache		2MB
L2 cache		16MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		APL1102

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 is 43% better than Core i7-1280P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-1280P has 6 more core than M1. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1280P is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 is better: 8
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-1280P and Apple M1 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-1280P - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-1280P specs and review.

• Apple M1 specs and review.