Intel Core i3 1210U vs Apple M3 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 1210U with 6 cores 1.0GHz and Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 1210U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (9W vs 30W)
Apple M3 Pro 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (153.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 1210U
2041
Apple M3 Pro
+54%
3160
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1210U
4589
Apple M3 Pro
+228%
15083
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 1210U
3582
Apple M3 Pro
+22%
4401
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1210U
11234
Apple M3 Pro
+124%
25201
General Parameters
Feb 2022
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Alder Lake-U
Core Architecture
Apple M3
i3-1210U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1744
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics (64EU)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
37 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
9 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
6
1.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
10x
Multiplier
40
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
36 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
3
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
850 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
512
Shader Units
2304
32
Texture Units
144
16
Raster Operation Units
72
64
Execution Units
288
45 W
Power Consumption
30
1.43 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
7.4 TFLOPS
