i5-10300H vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.11
+207%
Core i5-10300H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.25

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Core i5-10300H by a whopping 207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4161190
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency56.4711.04
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake-H (2020)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)17 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H 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 dataFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H. 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-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H 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 M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H.

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 M3 Pro 12-Core 16.11
+207%
i5-10300H 5.25

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 M3 Pro 12-Core 25587
+207%
i5-10300H 8344

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2163
+142%
i5-10300H 892

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 15298
+242%
i5-10300H 4478

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2327
+93.4%
i5-10300H 1204

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 427
+103%
i5-10300H 211

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 15480
+190%
i5-10300H 5340

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 3138
+96.2%
i5-10300H 1599

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.11 5.25
Recency 30 October 2023 17 September 2020
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 45 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 206.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10300H in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i5-10300H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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