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Apple M3 Pro 12-Core vs Intel Core i7-13800H

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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The Apple M3 Pro (12 Core) is a system on a chip (SoC) from Apple for notebooks that was launched in late 2023. It integrates a new 12-core CPU with 6 performance cores with up to 4.06 GHz and 6 efficiency cores with 2.8 GHz. There is also a slimmed-down 11-core variant with a 14-core GPU.

Compared to the M2 Pro the M3 Pro has been slimmed down somewhat and swaps two performance cores for efficiency cores. This is due to the changed core configuration, as 6 cores are now used per cluster (the M2 Pro and M3 still have 4 cores per cluster). Furthermore, the memory bus has been reduced from 256 bits to 192 bits (150 GB/s vs. 200 GB/s). However, thanks to the new architecture and higher clock rates, the new M3 Pro is still slightly faster.

The M3 Pro also integrates a new graphics card with dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration via hardware. In the top model, all 18 cores of the chip are used and support up to 3 displays simultaneously (internal and 2 external).

GPU and CPU can jointly access the shared memory on the package (unified memory). This is available in 18 or 36 GB variants and offers 150 GB/s maximum bandwidth (192 bit bus).

The integrated 16-core Neural Engine has also been revised and now offers 18 TOPS peak performance (compared to 15.8 TOPS in the M2 but 35 TOPS in the new A17 Pro). The video engine now also supports AV1 decoding in hardware. H.264, HEVC and ProRes (RAW) can still be decoded and encoded.

Unfortunately, the integrated WLAN only continues to support WiFi 6E (no WiFi 7), unlike the small M3 SoC thunderbolt 4 is also supported (max 40 Gbit/s).

The chip is manufactured in the current 3nm process (N3B) at TSMC and contains 37 billion transistors (-7.5% vs. Apple M2 Pro).

Intel Core i7-13800H

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The Intel Core i9-13900H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.5 to 5.2 GHz (single core turbo, all-core 4.8 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.8 to 4 GHz on the efficiency cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare with the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. The CPU supports the full set of vPro Enterprise management features.

Performance

Thanks to the high core count and high clock speed, the Core i7-13800H should be faster than the older Core i9-12900HK. Therefore, the CPU is very well suited for all demanding use cases like gaming, content creation, and scientific calculations.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from 4800 MHz for the 12th gen). The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU now supports PCIe 5.0 x8 for a GPU and two PCIe 4.0 x4 for SSDs.

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 96 EUs (Execution Units) .

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (115 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7 (improved over the 12th Gen).

ModelApple M3 Pro 12-CoreIntel Core i7-13800H
SeriesApple Apple M3Intel Raptor Lake-H
Series: Raptor Lake-H Raptor Lake-H
Apple M3 Max 16-Core compare2.75 - 4.06 GHz16 / 16 cores
Apple M3 Max 14-Core compare2.75 - 4.06 GHz14 / 14 cores
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core « 2.75 - 4.06 GHz12 / 12 cores
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core compare2.75 - 4.06 GHz11 / 11 cores
Apple M3 compare2.75 - 4.06 GHz8 / 8 cores
Intel Core i9-13900HK compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13800H « 1.8 - 5.2 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13705H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13620H compare1.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600H compare2.1 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13505H compare1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500H compare1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13420H compare1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock2748 - 4056 MHz1800 - 5200 MHz
Cores / Threads12 / 12
6 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core
6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core
14 / 20
TDP27 Watt45 Watt
Transistors37000 Million
Technology3 nm10 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction SetThread Director
iGPUApple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)
ArchitectureARMx86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.apple.comark.intel.com
CodenameRaptor Lake-H
L1 Cache1.2 MB
L2 Cache11.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketFCBGA1744

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-13800H
46.8 pt (65%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
143 Points (99%)
119.3 Points (83%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
1059 Points (20%)
976 Points (18%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
15106 Points (14%)
17591 Points (16%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1977 Points (84%)
2017 Points (86%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
776 Points (86%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
6714 Points (16%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2163 Points (14%)
2765 Points (17%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
287 Points (86%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
70500 MIPS (40%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6310 MIPS (75%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
20 fps (35%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
314 Seconds (4%)
337 Seconds (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
327 Seconds (2%)
191 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
23253 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
29543 Points (53%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
12662 Points (53%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
3138 Points (84%)
2766 Points (74%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
15480 Points (61%)
12876 Points (51%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2327 Points (98%)
1972 Points (83%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
15298 Points (27%)
12880 Points (23%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
376.2 ms (0%)
477 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
96501 Points (85%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
283 Points (81%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
427 Points (89%)
314 Points (65%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1977 Points (76%)
1823 Points (70%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
150.1 Watt (26%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
47.9 Watt (9%)
155.6 Watt (28%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
5.8 Watt (4%)
8.6 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
7.5 Watt (8%)
8.9 Watt (10%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
45.2 Points per Watt (34%)
17.8 Points per Watt (13%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M3 Pro 12-Core → 100% n=14

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-13800H → 95% n=14

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