Apple M3 (8C9G-FL) vs Intel Core i3-1115G4 Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 2.2GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 59.7GB/s LPDDR4X·DDR4
iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU UHD 48EU 1250MHz Gen 12
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.92 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1449

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M3 (8C9G-FL)3,130

x1.93

Core i3-1115G41,625

x1

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	2 Cores 2P -
8 Threads 4P 4E	4 Threads 4P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - -
L3 -	L3 6MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR4X·DDR4
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 3733MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 59.7GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3733MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 59.7GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 15W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 12W
cTDP-up -	cTDP-up 28W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	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 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU UHD 48EU 1250MHz Gen 12
Shaders 1152	Shaders 384
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.25GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.92 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model GNA 2.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 500 Series UP3+
Codename -	Codename Tiger Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Tiger Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 11th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Tiger Lake-UP3 Tiger Lake-4C-GT2Variant Willow CoveP-Core -
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Sep 2, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N3B -	Fabrication Node 10nm SuperFin 14nmPCH
Die Size 153mm² -	Die Size 123mm² 46mm²PCH
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count 8 Billion
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 65 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops XPS 13(9310, Late 2020)XPS 13 2-in-1(29310, Late 2020)Galaxy Book Pro 360 13(Early 2021) Show 1 more
Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)iPad Air 13" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)	Tablets Surface Pro 7+(Intel 11th Gen, Early 2021)Surface Pro 8(Intel 11th Gen, Late 2021)

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