Intel Core i3-10105 vs Apple A4

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-10105 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A4
Intel Core i3-10105 Apple A4

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-10105 or Apple A4 - 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 Intel Core i3-10105 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10105 was released in Q1/2021.

The Apple A4 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A4 was released in Q2/2010.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group Apple A4 (1)
10 Generation 4
Comet Lake S Architecture A4
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-10105 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-10105 is 3.70 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Apple A4 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A4 is at 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz).

Intel Core i3-10105 Characteristic Apple A4
4 Cores 1
8 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 0.80 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.00 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Core i3-10105 Characteristic Apple A4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-10105 or Apple A4 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR SGX535
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 65nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 2
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR SGX535
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-10105 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Apple A4 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i3-10105 Characteristic Apple A4
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR2-800
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.51 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-10105 is 65 W, while the Apple A4 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-10105 Characteristic Apple A4
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-10105 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Apple A4 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-10105 Characteristic Apple A4
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2010
134 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
66 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
298 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1168 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
5737 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1160 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4501 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1470 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4896 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
459 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2337 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
86 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
8731 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
2497 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-10105 Apple A4
Unknown Apple iPhone 4

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