Apple M1 (8C8G) vs Intel Core i3-12100T Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz	4 Cores 8 Threads 2.2GHz
TDP 20W	TDP 35W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s DDR5·DDR4
iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU UHD 730 1400MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.07 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket LGA 1700

Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	4 Cores 4P -
8 Threads 4P 4E	8 Threads 8P -

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 2.2GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.1GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

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

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type DDR5·DDR4
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 4800MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s UC·Spec·OC 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4800MT/s UC·Spec·OC 76.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 20W	TDP 35W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 69W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 16GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x16 63GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU UHD 730 1400MHz
Shaders 1024	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.4GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.07 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

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

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-S Alder Lake-6PVariant Golden CoveP-Core -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Nov 10, 2020	Release Date Jan 18, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node Intel 7
Die Size 123mm²	Die Size 158mm²
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count 11.4 Billion
Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(M1, Late 2020)	Laptops -
Desktops Mac mini(M1, Late 2020)	Desktops -
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)	All-in-Ones Pavilion 27(Early 2022)Pavilion 32(Early 2022)

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