Intel Core i5 8250U vs Apple M3
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2017
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
Apple M3
Processor Number
i5-8250U
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
15 W
20 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Transistor Count
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25 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
16x
40x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
32 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
192
1280
Texture Units
24
80
Raster Operation Units
3
40
Execution Units
24
160
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
12
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
898
1,920
Cinebench R23
3,085
10,448
Geekbench 6
1,191
3,009
Geekbench 5
853
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Geekbench 6
3,252
11,805
Geekbench 5
2,825
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Blender
53
168
Passmark CPU
1,905
4,850
Passmark CPU
5,888
19,597
Cinebench 2024
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140
Cinebench 2024
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707
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.