Intel Processor N250 vs Apple M1 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Processor N250 with 4 cores 0.1GHz and Apple M1 Pro with 10 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Processor N250 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Lower TDP (6W vs 30W)
Apple M1 Pro 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.0GHz vs 0.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Processor N250
1017
Apple M1 Pro
+114%
2180
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Processor N250
2031
Apple M1 Pro
+292%
7976
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Oct 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Twin Lake
Core Architecture
-
N250
Processor Number
-
Intel BGA 1264
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
33.7 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
6 W
Power Consumption
30 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
10
-
Performance Core Threads
10
0.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
1.0
Multiplier
-
96 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
256
Shader Units
2048
16
Texture Units
128
8
Raster Operation Units
64
32
Execution Units
-
Power Consumption
30 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
5.2 TFLOPS
