Intel U300 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Comparative analysis of Intel U300 and Intel Core i3-1215U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel U300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 5
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 1572864x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1310720x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3248 vs 3060
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10612 vs 8429
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 5
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 480 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 7.5 MB vs 1.25MB (per core)
L3 cache 10 MB vs 8MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3248 vs 3060
PassMark - CPU mark 10612 vs 8429

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel U300
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1215U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3060
3248
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8429
10612
Name Intel U300 Intel Core i3-1215U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3060 3248
PassMark - CPU mark 8429 10612

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel U300 Intel Core i3-1215U

Essentials

Launch date 4 Jan 2023 23 Feb 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $193 $309
Place in performance rating 692 582
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Processor Number i3-1215U
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 1200 MHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 480 KB
L2 cache 1.25MB (per core) 7.5 MB
L3 cache 8MB (shared) 10 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 5 6
Number of threads 6 8
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5, Dual-channel Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 1744 FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Package Size 50 x 25

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 20

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

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)