Apple M2 vs Intel Core 3 100U

VS

Apple M2 Intel Core 3 100U

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core 3 100U with 6 cores 1.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)

Intel Core 3 100U 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs LPDDR5-6400)

Lower TDP (12W vs 15W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2

1701

Intel Core 3 100U +3%

1764

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 +30%

8538

Intel Core 3 100U

6544

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +20%

2694

Intel Core 3 100U

2228

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 +63%

10130

Intel Core 3 100U

6209

Apple M2

VS

Intel Core 3 100U

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Jan 2024

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

100U

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)

-

Generation

Core 3 (Raptor Lake-U)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

15 W

Power Consumption

12-15 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

55 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Package

FC-BGA16F

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

2

4

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.2 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

0.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

12x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

10 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267

24 GB

Max Memory Size

96 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1250 MHz

1024

Shader Units

512

64

Texture Units

32

Raster Operation Units

16

128

Execution Units

64

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.21 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core 3 100U

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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