Intel benchmarks claim Apple's M1 isn't faster. Let's reality-check the claims Intel just clapped back with a carefully crafted takedown of Apple's Arm-based M1 chip. Let's review the claims, one by one Credit: Apple Microsoft After months of silence about Apple’s impressive M1 chip, Intel just clapped back with a carefully crafted takedown of the Arm-based chip. It isn’t pretty. Intel said its testing shows an 11th gen Core i7-1185G7 can match or greatly exceed the M1’s performance in a MacBook Pro in both native and non-native applications. Meanwhile in battery life, it’s pretty much a wash and the MacBook Pro wouldn’t pass muster to be certified as an Evo laptop.