Intel Core i5-1230U vs Apple M1 (8C7G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(2P+8E) 12 Threads(4P+8E) 1GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz
TDP 9W	TDP 10W
Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz	iGPU 7-Core M1-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.3 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1744	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Core i5-1230U1,860

x1

M1 (8C7G-FL)2,380

x1.28

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Core Config

10 Cores 2P 8E	8 Cores 4P 4E
12 Threads 4P 8E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 1GHz	Base Clock 3.2GHz
Boost Clock 4.4GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P 64KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 48KB P 32KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 1.25MB P - 2MB E shared	L2 12MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 12MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5·LPDDR4X	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 5200MT/s	Speed 4266MT/s
Bandwidth 83.2GB/s	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 83.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 9W	TDP 10W
Peak Power 29W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type OPI	Bus Type -
Bus Config 8 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 4GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz	iGPU 7-Core M1-FL
Shaders 640	Shaders 896
Boost Clock 900MHz	Boost Clock 1.28GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.3 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model GNA 3.0	NPU Model H13 Styx
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 1.46GHz
Performance -	Performance 11 TOPSFP16

Controller

Controller Model 600 Series P+	Controller Model -
Codename Alder Lake	Codename -
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Alder Lake	Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A
Family Core 12th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-2P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core	Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Feb 23, 2022	Release Date Nov 10, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Other Foundries IntelPCH	Other Foundries -
Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH	Fabrication Node N5 -
Die Size 161mm² 54mm²PCH	Die Size 123mm² -
Transistor Count 11.9 Billion	Transistor Count 16 Billion
Transistor Density 74 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops XPS 13(9315, Mid 2022)Envy x360 13(Early 2022)	Laptops MacBook Air 13(M1, Late 2020)
Tablets XPS 13 2-in-1 29315(Intel 12th Gen, Mid 2022)	Tablets -

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