Intel Core i3-12100 vs Apple M2 Pro (10C16G) Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 8 Threads 3.3GHz	10 Cores(6P+4E) 10 Threads(6P+4E) 3.5GHz
TDP 65W	TDP 60W
Bandwidth 76.8GB/s DDR5·DDR4	Bandwidth 204.8GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU UHD 730 1400MHz	iGPU 16-Core M2 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.07 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 5.73 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 1700	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i3-121002,326

x1

M2 Pro (10C16G)2,680

x1.15

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Core Config

4 Cores 4P -	10 Cores 6P 4E
8 Threads 8P -	10 Threads 6P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.3GHz	Base Clock 3.5GHz
Boost Clock 4.3GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

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

Memory

Type DDR5·DDR4	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 4800MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 76.8GB/s	Bandwidth 204.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 76.8GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 204.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 65W	TDP 60W
Peak Power 89W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 1	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 5.0 x16 63GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth
PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth	-

iGPU

iGPU UHD 730 1400MHz	iGPU 16-Core M2 Pro
Shaders 192	Shaders 2048
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 1.4GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.07 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 5.73 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model GNA 3.0	NPU Model H14 Selene
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.1GHz
Performance -	Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Alder Lake	Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A
Family Core 12th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Alder Lake-S Alder Lake-6PVariant Golden CoveP-Core -	Codename Rhodes-Chop M2 ProVariant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 18, 2022	Release Date Jan 17, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node Intel 7	Fabrication Node N5P
Die Size 158mm²	Die Size 295mm²
Transistor Count 11.4 Billion	Transistor Count 40 Billion
Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 136 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M2 Pro, Early 2023)
Desktops Inspiron(ND3910, Early 2022)	Desktops Mac mini(M2 Pro, Early 2023)

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