Apple M3 (8-GPU) vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

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Apple M3 (8-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1005G1
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Intel Core i3-1005G1

CPU comparison

Apple M3 (8-GPU) or Intel Core i3-1005G1 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.06 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Core i3-1005G1 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1005G1 was released in Q3/2019.
Apple M series (25) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Apple M3 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)
3 Generation 10
M3 Architecture Ice Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz). The Intel Core i3-1005G1 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (3.40 GHz).
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)
4x P-Core		 A-Core 1.20 GHz (3.40 GHz)
0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz)
4x E-Core		 B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Apple M3 (8 Core) GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1)
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
3 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 3
128 Compute units 32
1024 Shader 256
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
24 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Apple M3 (8 Core) GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1005G1 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
24 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.6 GB/s
No ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Intel Core i3-1005G1 is 15 W.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
22 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down 13 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-1005G1 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
3 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1526
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 281 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Apple M3 (8-GPU) (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Apple M3 (8-GPU) (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 (22%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
1965 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1047 (53%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10437 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2319 (22%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
2150 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1126 (52%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10450 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2385 (23%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
3125 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1354 (43%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
11863 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2605 (22%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
Apple M3 (8 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
2840 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1) @ 0.90 GHz
483 (17%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
137 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
659 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
402 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
949 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
18 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
5019 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
388 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
1114 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
158 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
409 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
10,437 CB R23 MC @ 22 W
474 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz
35 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Intel Core i3-1005G1
Apple iMac 24 (2023) Microsoft Surface Pro 7

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