Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
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Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) vs Intel Core i5-1038NG7. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2021
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
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Q2/2020
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Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Intel Core i5-1038NG7

What's the best choice Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) or Intel Core i5-1038NG7? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 / 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Intel Core i5-1038NG7 has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 28 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    63 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 60% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    10 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    78 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    70 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    74 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    11 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    206 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    28 W left arrow 30 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-1038NG7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    232 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    218 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    262 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    367 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    319 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    421 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    273 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Apple M1 left arrow Intel Core i 1000G/10000U
  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Firestorm left arrow -
  • B-Core
    2x Icestorm left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    10 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    224 left arrow 64
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    1300 MHz left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU name
    Apple M1 Pro (14 Core) left arrow Intel Iris Plus Graphics (Ice Lake G7)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Shader
    1792 left arrow 512
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-1038NG7 and Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3733
  • PCIe
    4.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) and Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    30 W left arrow 28 W
  • TDP up
    40 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) and Intel Core i5-1038NG7, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    M1 left arrow Ice Lake U
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    28 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 6 MB
  • Part Number
    APL 1103 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    - left arrow BGA 1344
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) and Intel Core i5-1038NG7.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1536.000000
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
1118.000000
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

12390.000000
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
4995.000000
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1768.000000
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
1114.000000
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

12574.000000
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
4236.000000
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

4580.000000
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
1075.000000
Intel Core i5-1038NG7

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