Intel Core i3 1215U vs Apple M2 Pro

VS

Intel Core i3 1215U

Apple M2 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 1215U with 6 cores 1.2GHz and Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 1215U 's Advantages

Lower TDP (15W vs 30W)

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

1581

Apple M2 Pro +3%

1632

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

5768

Apple M2 Pro +141%

13929

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

1640

Apple M2 Pro +61%

2650

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

3776

Apple M2 Pro +278%

14275

Blender

Intel Core i3 1215U

77

Apple M2 Pro +228%

253

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

1572

Apple M2 Pro +26%

1986

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

5963

Apple M2 Pro +149%

14863

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

3408

Apple M2 Pro +20%

4116

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 1215U

11350

Apple M2 Pro +131%

26265

Intel Core i3 1215U

VS

Apple M2 Pro

General Parameters

Feb 2022

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Alder Lake-U

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i3-1215U

Processor Number

-

BGA-1744

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics (64EU)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

40 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

30 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

2

Performance Cores

8

-

Performance Core Threads

8

1.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

4

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

12x

Multiplier

-

80 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

32 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

32 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

1100 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

512

Shader Units

2432

32

Texture Units

152

16

Raster Operation Units

76

64

Execution Units

304

45 W

Power Consumption

35 W

-

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

1.43 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

6.8 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 1215U

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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