Apple M2 vs Intel Core i3 1210U

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Apple M2 Intel Core i3 1210U

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i3 1210U with 6 cores 1.0GHz . 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

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs LPDDR5-5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.0GHz)

Intel Core i3 1210U 's Advantages

Lower TDP (9W vs 15W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +31%

2694

Intel Core i3 1210U

2041

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 +120%

10130

Intel Core i3 1210U

4589

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 +33%

1914

Intel Core i3 1210U

1433

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 +108%

8942

Intel Core i3 1210U

4288

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +9%

3932

Intel Core i3 1210U

3582

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 +37%

15485

Intel Core i3 1210U

11234

Apple M2

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Intel Core i3 1210U

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Feb 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-U

-

Processor Number

i3-1210U

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (64EU)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

15 W

Power Consumption

9 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

2

4

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.0 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

8

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

10x

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

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267

24 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 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

850 MHz

1024

Shader Units

512

64

Texture Units

32

Raster Operation Units

16

128

Execution Units

64

15 W

Power Consumption

45 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.43 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i3 1210U

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

14

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