Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) vs Intel Core i3-13100. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Apple M1 Intel Core i 13000
• Family
  Apple M series Intel Core i3
• Generation
  1 13
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i3-12100
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  8x Firestorm 4x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  2x Icestorm -
• Base Frequency
  3.2 GHz -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  10 4
• CPU Threads
  10 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo -
• Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
  No turbo -
• A-Core Frequency
  - 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  - 12
• Execution units
  384 32
• Generation
  1 11
• GPU Frequency
  1300 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  Apple M1 Max (24 Core) Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 1350 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q4/2021
• Shader
  3072 256
• Technology
  5 nm 10 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-13100 and Apple M1 Max (24-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  4 2 (Dual Channel)
• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400 DDR5-5600
• PCIe
  4.0 5.0 x 20
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 89.6 GB/s

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) and Intel Core i3-13100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  30 W 60 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 117 W
• TDP up
  60 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) and Intel Core i3-13100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  M1 Alder Lake S Refresh
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  28 MB 10 MB
• L3-Cache
  - 12 MB
• Part Number
  APL 1104 -
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q1/2023
• Socket
  - LGA 1700
• Technology
  5 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Chip design
  - Monolithic
• Operating systems
  - Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux