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Intel Core i5-1240U vs Apple A4
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Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i5-1240U | Apple A4 |
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| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) | Apple A4 (1) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake U | A4 |
| Technology | 10 nm | 45 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i5-1240U | Apple A4 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 12 | 1 / 1 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Golden Cove 1.10 - 4.40 GHz |
1x Cortex-A8 0.80 - 1.00 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 0.80 - 3.30 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 6.50 MB | 0.51 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i5-1240U | Apple A4 |
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| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) | PowerVR SGX535 |
| GPU frequency | 0.25 - 0.90 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 80 / 640 | 2 / 2 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | 65nm |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q4/2007 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-1240U | Apple A4 |
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| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i5-1240U | Apple A4 |
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| 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) | LPDDR2-800 |
| Max. Memory | 64 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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Intel Core i5-1240U | Apple A4 |
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| TDP | 9 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | 29 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i5-1240U | Apple A4 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q2/2010 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
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