Intel Core i5-2435M vs Apple M4 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 4 Threads 2.4GHz	8 Cores(3P+5E) 8 Threads(3P+5E) 4.1GHz
TDP 35W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 21.3GB/s DDR3	Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU HD 3000 1300MHz	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 249.6 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 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 i5-2435M494

x1

M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714

x7.52

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Core Config

2 Cores 2P -	8 Cores 3P 5E
4 Threads 4P -	8 Threads 3P 5E

Clocks

Base Clock 2.4GHz	Base Clock 4.1GHz
Boost Clock 3GHz	Boost Clock -
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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 3MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type DDR3	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 1333MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 21.3GB/s	Bandwidth 120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1333MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 21.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 35W	TDP 15W
Max Operating Temp 100°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 3000 1300MHz	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Shaders 96	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.3GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 249.6 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model H16 Leto
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance -	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Sandy Bridge	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 2nd Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge-H-2Die Sandy Bridge-2C-GT2Variant - -	Codename Donan - M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Sep 1, 2011	Release Date Mar 2, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 32nm	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 149mm²	Die Size 169mm²
Transistor Count 624 Million	Transistor Count 28 Billion
Transistor Density 4 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(Late 2011)	Laptops -
Tablets -	Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)iPad Air 13" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)

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