Intel Core i3 N355 vs Apple M1
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 N355 with 8 cores 0.1GHz and Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 N355 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4266)
Apple M1 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (68.25GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 0.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (14W vs 15W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N355
1319
Apple M1
+69%
2231
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N355
4513
Apple M1
+78%
8035
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Nov 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Twin Lake
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
i3-N355
Processor Number
-
Intel BGA 1264
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
Core 3 (Alder Lake-N)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
16 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
14 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
8
0.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
1.0
Multiplier
-
96 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
16 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
256
Shader Units
1024
16
Texture Units
64
8
Raster Operation Units
32
32
Execution Units
128
15
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
0.64 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2.6 TFLOPS
