Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i3-12100E

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i3-12100E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 10x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 60 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3599 vs 3481
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache 12 MB (shared) vs 5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3599 vs 3481

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
  • 284.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 21.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14250 vs 9902
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache 320 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 14250 vs 9902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-12100E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3599
3481
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9902
14250
Name Apple A15 Bionic Intel Core i3-12100E
PassMark - Single thread mark 3599 3481
PassMark - CPU mark 9902 14250

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A15 Bionic Intel Core i3-12100E

Essentials

Architecture codename Avalanche/Blizzard Alder Lake
Launch date 14 Sep 2021 4 Jan 2022
OS Support iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 451 448
Processor Number APL1W07 i3-12100E
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Launch price (MSRP) $138
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 320 KB
L2 cache 12 MB (shared) 5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 3.23 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 8
Transistor count 15 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache 12 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

Graphics

Execution Units 20 24
Graphics base frequency 1338 MHz 300 MHz
iGPU core count 5
Device ID 0x4692
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.40 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 60 Watt
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1700
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)