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Apple A18 vs Intel Core i3-3120M
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A18
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
Intel Core i3-3120M
13 %
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A18
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
Intel Core i3-3120M
11 %
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A18
100 %
Apple A18 (5 GPU Cores)
Intel Core i3-3120M
13 %
Intel HD Graphics 4000
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A18 | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Apple A18 (2) | Intel Core i 3000M (29) |
| Architecture | Donan | Ivy Bridge H |
| Technology | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | PGA 988 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A16 Bionic | |
| Successor | Apple A19 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A18 | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Donan P-Core 0.70 - 4.04 GHz |
2x 2.50 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Donan E-Core 0.74 - 2.30 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A18 | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A18 (5 GPU Cores) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.68 GHz | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 20 / 640 | 16 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A18 | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A18 | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-7500 (60.0 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A18 | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 12 W | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A18 | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv9-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q3/2012 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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