i3-10105F vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
+66.4%
Core i3-10105F
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.65

Apple M2 outperforms Core i3-10105F by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8141147
Place by popularitynot in top-10050
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.488.23
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake-R (2021)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$97

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F 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 speed2.424 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F 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 dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F 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 i3-10105F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 9.40
+66.4%
i3-10105F 5.65

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
+66.5%
i3-10105F 8971

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 5.65
Recency 10 June 2022 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M2 has a 66.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 225% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-10105F in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10105F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Core i3-10105F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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