Apple M3 (8C10G) vs Intel Core i5-10500 Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	6 Cores 12 Threads 3.1GHz
TDP 30W	TDP 65W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 42.7GB/s DDR4
iGPU 10-Core M3	iGPU UHD 630 1150MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.42 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 441.6 GFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket LGA 1200

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M3 (8C10G)3,138

x2.03

Core i5-105001,543

x1

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	6 Cores 6P -
8 Threads 4P 4E	12 Threads 12P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 3.1GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.5GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 32KB P -
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 256KB P - -
L3 -	L3 12MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type DDR4
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 2666MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 42.7GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2666MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 42.7GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 30W	TDP 65W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler -	Included Cooler 1

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 10-Core M3	iGPU UHD 630 1150MHz
Shaders 1280	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.15GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.42 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 441.6 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Skylake
Family M Series	Family Core 10th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Comet Lake-H Comet Lake-6CVariant - -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Apr 30, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node 14nm+++
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size 150mm²
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count 2.5 Billion
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M3, Late 2023)	Laptops -
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M3, Four Ports, Late 2023)	All-in-Ones iMac 27(Mid 2020)

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