Apple A18 Pro (Neo) vs Intel Core i5-1230U Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz	10 Cores(2P+8E) 12 Threads(4P+8E) 1GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 9W
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·LPDDR4X
iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.3 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1744

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A18 Pro (Neo)3,409

x2.11

Core i5-1230U1,617

x1

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 4.04GHz	Base Clock 1GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P 64KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - 2MB E shared
L3 -	L3 12MB
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5·LPDDR4X
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 5200MT/s
Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s UC·Spec·OC 60GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s UC·Spec·OC 83.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 9W
Peak Power 12W	Peak Power 29W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
Shaders 640	Shaders 640
Boost Clock 1.47GHz	Boost Clock 900MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.3 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.17GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 35 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Controller

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

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family A Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Tahiti A18 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-U Alder Lake-2P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 4, 2026	Release Date Feb 23, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N3E -	Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH
Die Size 110mm² -	Die Size 161mm² 54mm²PCH
Transistor Count 18.4B	Transistor Count 11.9B
Transistor Density 168 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 74 MTr/mm²

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