i5-10310Y vs Apple M1 Pro
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 712 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M-Series | Comet Lake |
| Architecture codename | no data | Comet Lake-Y (2019) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | 21 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | UTFCBGA1377 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2064 ‑ 3220 Watt | 7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
Security technologies
Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 33.33 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors |
| Max video memory | no data | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3840 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 21 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2064 Watt | 7 Watt |
Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 2 years, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
i5-10310Y, on the other hand, has 29385.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Pro and Core i5-10310Y. We've got no test results to judge.
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