i3-12300 vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Core i3-12300
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 60 Watt
9.15
+77%

Core i3-12300 outperforms Apple M1 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1207839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data14.43
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-S (2022)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache2 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)no data60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Core i3-12300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 and Core i3-12300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M1 and Core i3-12300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 and Core i3-12300.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 5.17
i3-12300 9.15
+77%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 8207
i3-12300 14540
+77.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 9.15
Integrated graphics card 14.49 4.16
Physical cores 8 4

Apple M1 has 248.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-12300, on the other hand, has a 77% higher aggregate performance score.

The Core i3-12300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while Core i3-12300 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Core i3-12300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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