Intel Core i3-8100 vs Apple M1 (8C7G) Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 4 Threads 3.6GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz
TDP 65W	TDP 10W
Bandwidth 38.4GB/s DDR4	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU UHD 630 1100MHz	iGPU 7-Core M1
Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 1151	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i3-81001,266

x1

M1 (8C7G)2,380

x1.88

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 3.6GHz	Base Clock 3.2GHz
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 12MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 6MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type DDR4	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 2400MT/s	Speed 4266MT/s
Bandwidth 38.4GB/s	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 38.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 65W	TDP 10W
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 4 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 8GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU UHD 630 1100MHz	iGPU 7-Core M1
Shaders 192	Shaders 896
Boost Clock 1.1GHz	Boost Clock 1.28GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

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

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Skylake	Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A
Family Core 8th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Coffee Lake-B Coffee Lake-4C-GT2Variant - -	Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 1, 2018	Release Date Nov 10, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 14nm++	Fabrication Node N5
Die Size 126mm²	Die Size 123mm²
Transistor Count 2.1 Billion	Transistor Count 16 Billion
Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²

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Used In

All-in-Ones iMac 21.5(Early 2019)

All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)

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