Apple M1 vs Intel Processor N150
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Processor N150 with 4 cores 0.1GHz . 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
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)
Intel Processor N150 Advantages
Released 4 years late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4266)
Lower TDP (6W vs 14W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
+112%
2231
Intel Processor N150
1052
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
+164%
8035
Intel Processor N150
3033
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Nov 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Twin Lake
-
Processor Number
N150
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel BGA 1264
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
-
Generation
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
6 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
0.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
1.0
192 K per core
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
16 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1000 MHz
1024
Shader Units
256
64
Texture Units
16
32
Raster Operation Units
8
128
Execution Units
24
15 W
Power Consumption
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.3 TFLOPS
