Intel Core i3 1215U vs Apple M4 8 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 1215U with 6 cores 1.2GHz and Apple M4 8 Core with 8 cores 4.41GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 1215U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 20W)
Apple M4 8 Core 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (120GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.41GHz vs 1.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
1581
Apple M4 8 Core
+32%
2091
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
5768
Apple M4 8 Core
+94%
11229
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
1640
Apple M4 8 Core
+124%
3674
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
3776
Apple M4 8 Core
+261%
13664
General Parameters
Feb 2022
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Alder Lake-U
Core Architecture
Apple M4
i3-1215U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1744
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics (64EU)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
28 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
20 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
4
1.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
12x
Multiplier
44
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
-
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1100 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
512
Shader Units
1024
32
Texture Units
64
16
Raster Operation Units
32
64
Execution Units
128
45 W
Power Consumption
15
1.43 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.7 TFLOPS
