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Intel Core i5-1235U vs Apple A9
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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
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
Apple A9
30 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz
Apple A9
14 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
Apple A9
38 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz
Apple A9
17 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
Apple A9
17 %
Apple A9
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries
118 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) | Apple A9/A9X (2) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake U | A9 |
| Technology | 10 nm | 16 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A8 | |
| Successor | Intel Core i5-1335U | Apple A10 Fusion |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 12 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Golden Cove 1.30 - 4.40 GHz |
2x Twister 1.85 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 0.90 - 3.30 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 6.50 MB | 3.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) | Apple A9 |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.20 GHz | 0.65 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 80 / 640 | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 16 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2015 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 28 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 55 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2015 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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