Intel Core i3-3229Y vs Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 4 Threads 1.4GHz	9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+6E) 4.46GHz
TDP 13W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s DDR3·DDR3L	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU HD 4000 850MHz	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 217.6 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1023	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i3-3229Y280

x1

M5 (9C10G-FL)4,133

x14.76

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Core Config

2 Cores 2P -	9 Cores 3P 6E
4 Threads 4P -	9 Threads 3P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 1.4GHz	Base Clock 4.46GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 256KB P - -	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
L3 3MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type DDR3·DDR3L	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 1600MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 13W	TDP 15W
cTDP-down 7W	cTDP-down -
Max Operating Temp 105°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type -
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 5GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 2.5GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 2.0 x16 8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU HD 4000 850MHz	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Shaders 128	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 850MHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 217.6 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance -	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Ivy Bridge	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 3rd Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge-H-2Die Ivy Bridge-2C-GT2Variant - -	Codename Hidra - M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Jan 1, 2013	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 22nm	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 118mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 945 Million	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 8 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Tablets -

Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)

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