Apple M1 vs Intel Core i5 1245U

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Apple M1 Intel Core i5 1245U

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core i5 1245U with 10 cores 1.6GHz . 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 1.6GHz)

Intel Core i5 1245U 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-5200 vs LPDDR4X-4266)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)

Lower TDP (12W vs 14W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1

1516

Intel Core i5 1245U +8%

1646

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 +4%

7792

Intel Core i5 1245U

7444

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 +16%

2231

Intel Core i5 1245U

1910

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 +76%

8035

Intel Core i5 1245U

4549

Blender

Apple M1 +47%

133

Intel Core i5 1245U

90

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M1 +10%

1757

Intel Core i5 1245U

1583

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M1 +12%

7742

Intel Core i5 1245U

6900

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 +18%

3717

Intel Core i5 1245U

3147

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 +8%

14218

Intel Core i5 1245U

13083

Apple M1

VS

Intel Core i5 1245U

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-U

-

Processor Number

i5-1245U

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M1 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Package

16 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

14 W

Power Consumption

12-15 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

2

8

Performance Core Threads

-

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.6 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

Total Core Count

10

8

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

16x

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

1200 MHz

1024

Shader Units

640

64

Texture Units

40

32

Raster Operation Units

20

128

Execution Units

80

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.41 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i5 1245U

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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