Apple M1 vs Intel Core i5 1230U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core i5 1230U with 10 cores 1.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 1230U Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Lower TDP (9W vs 14W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
+8%
1513
Intel Core i5 1230U
1399
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
+33%
7782
Intel Core i5 1230U
5817
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
+20%
2231
Intel Core i5 1230U
1848
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
+12%
8035
Intel Core i5 1230U
7169
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Apple M1
+15%
1757
Intel Core i5 1230U
1525
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Apple M1
+13%
7742
Intel Core i5 1230U
6842
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M1
+41%
3717
Intel Core i5 1230U
2622
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M1
+32%
14218
Intel Core i5 1230U
10757
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Feb 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-U
-
Processor Number
i5-1230U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
9 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
10x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
16 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
850 MHz
1024
Shader Units
640
64
Texture Units
40
32
Raster Operation Units
20
128
Execution Units
80
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.41 TFLOPS
