Intel Core i5 1250P vs Apple M3
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 1250P with 12 cores 1.7GHz and Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (20W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 1250P
1597
Apple M3
+20%
1920
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 1250P
9258
Apple M3
+12%
10448
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 1250P
1785
Apple M3
+68%
3009
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 1250P
4246
Apple M3
+178%
11805
Blender
Intel Core i5 1250P
92
Apple M3
+82%
168
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 1250P
3504
Apple M3
+38%
4850
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 1250P
+2%
20006
Apple M3
19597
General Parameters
Feb 2022
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Alder Lake-P
Core Architecture
Apple M3
i5-1250P
Processor Number
-
BGA-1744
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10-28 W
Power Consumption
20 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
4
1.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
12
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
17x
Multiplier
40x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
640
Shader Units
1280
40
Texture Units
80
20
Raster Operation Units
40
80
Execution Units
160
15 W
Power Consumption
-
1.41 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
