Intel Core i3-1120G4 vs Apple A4

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Intel Core i3-1120G4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A4
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Apple A4

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-1120G4 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 i3-1120G4 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1120G4 was released in Q4/2020.

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 1100G/11000U (19) CPU group Apple A4 (1)
11 Generation 4
Tiger Lake U Architecture A4
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Apple A4 has 1 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz).
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Characteristic Apple A4
2 Cores 1
4 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 0.80 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.00 GHz
3.90 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 i3-1120G4 Characteristic Apple A4
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU PowerVR SGX535
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 65nm
4 Max. displays 1
48 Compute units 2
384 Shader 2
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 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 (Tiger Lake G4) 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 Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A4 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Characteristic Apple A4
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR2-800
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.51 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-1120G4 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Apple A4 is --.
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Characteristic Apple A4
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
7 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Apple A4 cache has a total of 0.51 MB.
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Characteristic Apple A4
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
BGA 1526 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q4/2020 Release date Q2/2010
309 $ Release price --
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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 i3-1120G4 Intel Core i3-1120G4
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.10 GHz
845 (100%)
Apple A4 Apple A4
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Apple A4
Unknown Apple iPhone 4

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