Apple M1 vs Intel Core i3 1220P
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core i3 1220P with 10 cores 1.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (14W vs 28W)
Intel Core i3 1220P 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
1513
Intel Core i3 1220P
+5%
1602
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
+4%
7782
Intel Core i3 1220P
7448
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
+6%
2231
Intel Core i3 1220P
2102
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
+10%
8035
Intel Core i3 1220P
7295
Blender
Apple M1
+73%
130
Intel Core i3 1220P
75
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Apple M1
+12%
1757
Intel Core i3 1220P
1557
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Apple M1
+18%
7742
Intel Core i3 1220P
6515
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M1
+7%
3717
Intel Core i3 1220P
3458
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M1
14218
Intel Core i3 1220P
+6%
15153
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Feb 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-P
-
Processor Number
i3-1220P
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (64EU)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
15x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
16 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
1024
Shader Units
512
64
Texture Units
32
32
Raster Operation Units
16
128
Execution Units
64
15 W
Power Consumption
45 W
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.43 TFLOPS
