Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Core 3 304

CPU · Specs Compare

CPU Apple M1 Pro Apple · 2021-10

CPU Intel Core 3 304 Intel · 2026-04

General Parameters

Release Date

Oct 2021

Apr 2026

Manufacturer

Apple

Intel

Type

Laptop

Laptop

Instruction Set

ARMv8

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Integrated Graphics

Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)

Core Architecture

—

Wildcat Lake

Generation

—

Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)

Package

Transistor Count

33.7 billions

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Manufacturing Process

5 nm

3 nm

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Intel BGA 1516

Power Consumption

30 W

15 W

Peak Operating Temperature

—

100°C

Foundry

—

Intel

Package

—

FC-BGA

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

10

1

Performance Core Threads

10

2

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.0 GHz

1.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.3 GHz

Total Core Count

10

5

Total Thread Count

10

5

L1 Cache

192 K per core

192 KB

L2 Cache

24 MB shared

2.5 MB

Unlocked Multiplier

No

No

Efficiency Cores

—

4

Efficiency Core Threads

—

4

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

—

1400 MHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

—

3.3 GHz

Bus Frequency

—

100 MHz

Multiplier

—

15.0

L3 Cache

—

6 MB shared

SMP

—

1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467

Max Memory Size

32 GB

64 GB

Max Memory Channels

4

1

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

59.7 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

No

No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

true

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GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

—

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

—

Shader Units

2048

—

Texture Units

128

—

Raster Operation Units

64

—

Power Consumption

30 W

—

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

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Miscellaneous

PCIe Version

—

4

PCIe Lanes

—

6

Benchmark

Cinebench R23

1,530

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Cinebench R23

12,116

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Geekbench 6

2,180

2,472

Geekbench 6

7,976

6,708

Blender

211

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Passmark CPU

3,792

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Passmark CPU

21,750

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▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.