Intel Core i3-1215U processor review

Intel Core i3-1215U

Core i3-1215U processor released by Intel; release date: 23 Feb 2022. At the time of release, the processor cost $309. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Alder Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 6, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 480 KB, L2 - 7.5 MB, L3 - 10 MB.

Supported memory types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1744. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
3295
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
10827
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 3295
PassMark - CPU mark 10827

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake 64 EU)

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1400 MHz
Compute units 64
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 358.4 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 2.867 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 1434 GFLOPS
Pipelines 512
Pixel fill rate 22.40 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 44.80 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt

Games performance

F1 23 (2023)

Low, 1920x108028.60
Medium, 1920x108026.20
High, 1920x108018.20
Ultra, 1920x108015.10

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x108012.40

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x108023.30
Medium, 1920x108021.40
High, 1920x108016.70

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x108024.40
Medium, 1920x108017.50
High, 1920x108012.50

Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

Low, 1920x108017.10
Medium, 1920x108011.60

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x108011.70

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x108033.40
Medium, 1920x108020.10
High, 1920x108018.20

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x108020.80
Medium, 1920x108017.10
High, 1920x108014.10

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x108019.70
Medium, 1920x108013.60

Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)

Low, 1920x108022.40
Medium, 1920x108019.50
High, 1920x108018.50

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Low, 1920x108024.00
Medium, 1920x108021.00
High, 1920x108018.00

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x108013.80

F1 22 (2022)

Low, 1920x108031.70
Medium, 1920x108029.40
High, 1920x108021.10
Ultra, 1920x108016.60

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Low, 1920x108063.20
Medium, 1920x108038.90
High, 1920x108031.40
Ultra, 1920x108028.10

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x108021.15
Medium, 1920x108017.10
High, 1920x108010.80
Ultra, 1920x10807.37

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Low, 1920x108018.60
Medium, 1920x108018.60
High, 1920x108018.40
Ultra, 1920x108018.10

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x108018.00
Medium, 1920x108014.70
High, 1920x108011.30

Elden Ring (2022)

Low, 1920x108035.50
Medium, 1920x108029.10
High, 1920x108024.70
Ultra, 1920x108020.30

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x108056.10
Medium, 1920x108041.60
High, 1920x108034.40
Ultra, 1920x108025.30
QHD, 2560x144020.20

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Low, 1920x108033.00
Medium, 1920x108025.00
High, 1920x108024.00

God of War (2022)

Low, 1920x108015.95
Medium, 1920x108013.95
High, 1920x108011.07
Ultra, 1920x10806.64

Halo Infinite (2021)

Medium, 1920x108012.10

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x72055.00
Medium, 1920x108025.00
High, 1920x108022.00

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x72030.00
Medium, 1920x108019.00
High, 1920x108015.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.00

Far Cry 6 (2021)

Low, 1280x72044.80
Medium, 1920x108021.60
High, 1920x108017.50
Ultra, 1920x108014.70

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x72079.90
Medium, 1920x108036.40
High, 1920x108028.95
Ultra, 1920x108020.20

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x72071.00
Medium, 1920x108030.90
High, 1920x108024.60
Ultra, 1920x108022.50
QHD, 2560x144013.80

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x72031.00
Medium, 1920x108018.00
High, 1920x108015.00

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x72041.40
Medium, 1920x108017.60
High, 1920x108014.60

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72027.00
Medium, 1920x108012.50

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x72041.70
Medium, 1920x108023.80
High, 1920x108022.30
Ultra, 1920x108021.60

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72069.55
Medium, 1920x108033.75
High, 1920x108026.15
Ultra, 1920x108016.85

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72076.40
Medium, 1920x108032.20
High, 1920x108025.50
Ultra, 1920x108020.30

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x720109.90
Medium, 1920x108041.70
High, 1920x108025.40
Ultra, 1920x108017.60

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x72049.80
Medium, 1920x108025.00
High, 1920x108022.60
Ultra, 1920x108022.20

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x72057.30
Medium, 1920x108022.00
High, 1920x108017.90

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72036.80
Medium, 1920x108016.70
High, 1920x108010.70
Ultra, 1920x10808.03

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72045.00
Medium, 1920x108022.00
High, 1920x108016.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72030.30
Medium, 1920x108014.40
High, 1920x108010.83
Ultra, 1920x10808.76

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72035.00
Medium, 1920x108019.00
High, 1920x108018.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72036.10
Medium, 1920x108017.70
High, 1920x108017.05
Ultra, 1920x108015.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72036.00
Medium, 1920x108018.00
High, 1920x108019.00
Ultra, 1920x108017.50
QHD, 2560x144014.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72042.15
Medium, 1920x108032.15
High, 1920x108026.55

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72033.95
Medium, 1920x108018.25
High, 1920x108013.25

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720115.20
Medium, 1366x76884.70
High, 1920x108048.30
Ultra, 1920x108045.10

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76864.30
Medium, 1366x76840.25
High, 1920x108022.70
Ultra, 1920x108011.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768112.50
Medium, 1366x76894.50
High, 1920x108016.90
Ultra, 1920x10807.12
QHD5.61

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch date 23 Feb 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $309
Place in performance rating 568
Processor Number i3-1215U
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 480 KB
L2 cache 7.5 MB
L3 cache 10 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 6
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46B3
Execution Units 64
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 50 x 25
Sockets supported FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)