i3-10100 vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.97
+413%
Core i3-10100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.45

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core i3-10100 by a whopping 413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1671162
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.56
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency82.297.89
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake-S (2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$130

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 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 speed2.592 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 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)32 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100. 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 M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 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 M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
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 card
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Apple M4 16-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i3-10100.

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 M4 Pro (12 cores) 27.97
+413%
i3-10100 5.45

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 19529
+310%
i3-10100 4758

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 5.45
Recency 30 October 2024 30 April 2020
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 413.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 103.1% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-10100 in performance tests.


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