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Apple M3 Pro

vs

Intel Core i5-10400H

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M3 Pro and Intel Core i5-10400H processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M3 Pro

More Total Cores: 12 (12 vs 4)
Larger L3 Cache: 12 MB system level cache (12 MB system level cache vs 6 MB)
Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 14 nm)
Higher Memory Type: Unified LPDDR5-6400 (Unified LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR4-2933)
Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs April 2020)

Basic

Apple

Label Name

Intel

October 2023

Launch Date

April 2020

Laptop

Platform

Mobile

Apple M3 performance cores + efficiency cores

CPU Architecture

Apple M3 Pro

CPU Name

Apple M3 Pro

Model Name

i5-10400H

Code Name

Comet Lake

TSMC

Foundry

Apple M3 series

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

Basic Frequency

2.60 GHz

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Yes

Max Turbo Frequency

4.60 GHz

2.75 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

NEON

Instruction Set Extensions

4.06 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

ARMv8-A, NEON

Extended Instruction Set

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Yes

Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency

4.60 GHz

3 MB total L1 cache

L1 Cache

20 MB L2 cache

L2 Cache

12 MB system level cache

L3 Cache

6 MB

Cache

8 MB Intel® Smart Cache

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCBGA1440

Intel AES New Instructions

Yes

3 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

TDP

45 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

3.0

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

ARMv8-A

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

64-bit

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4

37 billion

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

192-bit

Memory Bus Width

Unified LPDDR5-6400

Memory Type

DDR4-2933

LPDDR5-6400

LPDDR5 Speed

36 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

8 GT/s

150 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

45.8 GB/s

6400 MT/s

Maximum Memory Speed

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Intel Flex Memory Access

Yes

GPU Specifications

Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1

External Display Standard

Apple M3 Pro GPU

GPU Name

Up to two 6K 60Hz displays over Thunderbolt; or one 6K 60Hz display plus one 4K 144Hz display over HDMI; HDMI up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz

Max External Display Resolution

Multiple streams of 4K and 8K ProRes video; AV1 decode

Video Concurrency

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1 decode

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW

Video Encode

Apple media engine with ProRes acceleration and AV1 decode

Video Processing Unit

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors

1296 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

350 MHz

Graphics Core Count

Graphics Frequency

1.10 GHz

4K Support

Yes | at 60Hz

DirectX Support

DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.

Max Resolution (DP)

Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096 x 2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)

Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.

4096 x 2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (HDMI)

Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096 x 2304@30Hz

Up to 2 external displays

Number of Displays Supported

Metal, OpenCL

GPU APIs

Up to 4.6 TFLOPS FP32

Graphics Performance

Graphics Output

Graphics Output defines the interfaces available to communicate with display devices.

eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, and AV1 decode

Media Engine

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines

ProRes Encode/Decode Engines

OpenGL Support

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

4.5

Yes

OpenCL Support

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for heterogeneous parallel programming.

Intel Quick Sync Video

Yes

AI Specifications

16-core Apple Neural Engine

AI Engine

Neural Engine Core Count

Apple Neural Engine

NPU Name

18 TOPS

NPU Performance

Connectivity

Yes

Bluetooth Support

Bluetooth 5.3

Bluetooth Version

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi-Fi Standard

Interfaces and Ports

Yes, Thunderbolt 4 up to 40 Gb/s

Thunderbolt Support

USB4

USB Version

Yes, USB4 up to 40 Gb/s

USB4 Support

Miscellaneous

Yes, Apple silicon secure boot chain of trust

Hardware-Verified Secure Boot

Kernel Integrity Protection, Pointer Authentication Codes, Fast Permission Restrictions

Runtime Anti-Exploitation

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes