M1 (8C7G) vs Intel Core i3-540
M1 (8C7G)
Intel Core i3-540
$117
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8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
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2 Cores
4 Threads
3.06GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
LGA 1156
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iGPU
7-Core M1
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
No GPU
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Intel
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 10
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Architecture
Westmere
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Family
M Series
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Family
Core 1st Gen
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Codename
Tonga
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M1
P-Core
Firestorm
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E-Core
Icestorm
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Codename
Clarkdale
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Market Segment
Laptop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
11/10/2020
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Release Date
1/1/2010
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Foundry
TSMC
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-
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Foundry
Intel
Intel (iGPU Die)
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-
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Node
N5
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Node
32nm
45nm (iGPU Die)
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-
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Die Size
120 mm²
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Die Size
81 mm²
114 mm² (iGPU Die)
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-
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Transistor Count
382 Million
177 Million (iGPU Die)
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-
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Unknown
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LGA 1156 |
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8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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2 Cores
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-
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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4 Threads
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P-Core
3.2GHz
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3.06GHz
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23x Multiplier
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E-Core
2.06GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.65V Min
1.4V Max
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Integrated Chipset
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Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
2.5GT/s
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
1.25GB/s
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Bi-directional
2.5GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
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12MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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8MB SLC Cache
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Channels
2
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Channels
2
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Max Memory
16GB
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Max Memory
16GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
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Clock
667MHz
Transfer Rate
1333MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
10.7GB/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
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TDP
10W
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TDP
73W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
-
73°C TCase
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al
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PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
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PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
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7-Core M1
896 Shaders
1278MHz
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
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No GPU
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- -
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No NPU
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16 Cores
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-
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11 TOPS FP16
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-
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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