i3-12300HE vs Apple M1

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1206not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-H (2022)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 and Core i3-12300HE 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.064 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache2 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on M1 and Core i3-12300HE 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 dataIntel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

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

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

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

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 14.49 5.58
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm

Apple M1 has 159.7% faster integrated GPU, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i3-12300HE, on the other hand, has 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M1 and Core i3-12300HE. We've got no test results to judge.


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