Intel Core i5-1235U vs Apple M3 (8C8G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(2P+8E) 12 Threads(4P+8E) 1.3GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz	iGPU 8-Core M3-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.07 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1744	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Core i5-1235U2,066

x1

M3 (8C8G-FL)3,130

x1.52

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Core Config

10 Cores 2P 8E	8 Cores 4P 4E
12 Threads 4P 8E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 1.3GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Boost Clock 4.4GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P 64KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 48KB P 32KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 1.25MB P - 2MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 12MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 5200MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 83.2GB/s	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 83.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 15W
Peak Power 55W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x12 23.6GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz	iGPU 8-Core M3-FL
Shaders 640	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.2GHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.07 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model GNA 3.0	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance -	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Controller

Controller Model 600 Series P+	Controller Model -
Codename Alder Lake	Codename -
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Alder Lake	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family Core 12th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-2P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core	Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Feb 23, 2022	Release Date Oct 30, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Other Foundries IntelPCH	Other Foundries -
Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH	Fabrication Node N3B -
Die Size 161mm² 54mm²PCH	Die Size 153mm² -
Transistor Count 11.9 Billion	Transistor Count 25 Billion
Transistor Density 74 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²

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Used In

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Tablets Surface Pro 9(Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022)	Tablets -

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