Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core 3 100U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core 3 100U with 6 cores 1.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core 3 100U 's Advantages
Released 1 years late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)
Lower TDP (15W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
1632
Intel Core 3 100U
+7%
1748
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
+115%
13929
Intel Core 3 100U
6451
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Pro
+18%
2650
Intel Core 3 100U
2228
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Pro
+129%
14275
Intel Core 3 100U
6209
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Jan 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
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Processor Number
100U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
-
Generation
Core 3 (Raptor Lake-U)
Package
40 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
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-
-
30 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
55 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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Foundry
Intel
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
12
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
12x
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-
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
10 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267
32 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
204.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
2432
Shader Units
512
152
Texture Units
32
76
Raster Operation Units
16
304
Execution Units
64
35 W
Power Consumption
15 W
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
6.8 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.21 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
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