Intel Core i3-1220P vs Apple A12X Bionic

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1220P CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A12X Bionic
Intel Core i3-1220P Apple A12X Bionic

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-1220P and the Apple A12X Bionic and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-1220P 10 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Apple A12X Bionic which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3)
12 Generation 12
Alder Lake U Architecture A12
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A10X Fusion
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1220P is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Apple A12X Bionic clocks with 2.49 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
10 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.49 GHz
4x Vortex
1.10 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 1.59 GHz
4x Tempest

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 i3-1220P Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU Apple A12X
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 1.13 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation 9
10 nm Technology 7 nm
4 Max. displays 1
64 Compute units 28
512 Shader 448
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
12.1 DirectX Version --

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 Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU Apple A12X
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 / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-1220P, while the Apple A12X Bionic supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 68.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
64 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
6.50 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-1220P has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP of the Apple A12X Bionic is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
64 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1220P has 18.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Apple A12X Bionic is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic (65%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic (67%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1685 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
991 (59%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
8811 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4539 (52%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1564 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
1124 (72%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6894 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4718 (68%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2102 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
1341 (64%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6645 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4745 (71%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1091 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
Apple A12X @ 1.13 GHz
1008 (92%)

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 i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
14265 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
10921 (77%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
713640 (100%)

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).
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-1220P Apple A12X Bionic
Unknown Apple iPad Pro 2018

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