3 100U vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.76

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Core 3 100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking802799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesRaptor Lake-U
Power efficiency44.5059.57
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$426

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Core 3 100U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.424 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data55 MHz
L1 cache2 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Core 3 100U 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 dataFCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Core 3 100U. 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+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M2 and Core 3 100U 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 M2 and Core 3 100U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Core 3 100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M2 and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M2 and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M2 and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Core 3 100U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 M2 9.76
3 100U 9.80
+0.4%

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 M2 14933
3 100U 14993
+0.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.76 9.80
Recency 10 June 2022 8 January 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M2 has 33.3% more physical cores.

3 100U, on the other hand, has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M2 and Core 3 100U.


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