Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i3-1220P

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i3-1220P 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.

Apple A15 Bionic

Intel Core i3-1220P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3607 vs 3412

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607 vs 3412

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1220P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
711.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 4% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14423 vs 9897

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	800 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	12.5 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14423 vs 9897

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1220P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3607

3412

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9897

14423

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i3-1220P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607	3412
PassMark - CPU mark	9897	14423

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i3-1220P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Alder Lake
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	23 Feb 2022
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	368	391
Processor Number	APL1W07	i3-1220P
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$309
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	800 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	12.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	6	12
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
Maximum memory size	6 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	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
Execution Units	20	64
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0x46B3
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Sockets supported		FCBGA1744
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
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)