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Intel Core i5-3317U vs Apple M1. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3317U
Intel Core i5-3317U
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Q4/2020
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Apple M1
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What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3317U or Apple M1? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-3317U has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 17 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Apple M1 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-3317U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1162 place
Apple M1 Reasons to consider
Apple M1
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    135 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 88% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    8 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 17 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    96 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    187 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    79 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    216 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    44 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
Apple M1 Apple M1
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000U left arrow Apple M1
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Apple M series
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

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

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 4x Firestorm
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Icestorm
  • Base Frequency
    1.7 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.6 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

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
    11.0 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 128
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 1
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 3200 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow Apple M1 (8 Core)
  • GPU Turbo
    1050 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 and Intel Core i5-3317U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3317U and Apple M1 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
    105 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    17 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 10 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 20 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3317U and Apple M1, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge U left arrow M1
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 16 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow -
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-3317U

Apple M1

More results: 2

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3317U and Apple M1.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

269.000000
Intel Core i5-3317U
2600.000000
Apple M1

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