Intel Core i3-1215U
The Intel Core i3-1215U is a mid-range mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 8 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.2 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.9 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ ). All cores can use up to 10 MB L3-cache. Compared to the faster i5 and i7 models, the i3 does not include vPro features.
Performance
The average 1215U in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 3 5300U and also the Core i7-1185G7 , as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is decent enough of a result, as of late 2022. For an entry-level CPU, that is.
Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is, and how high the CPU power limits are.
Features
The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).
The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 64 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.1 GHz.
The CPU is rated at 15 W base power (TDP, PL1) and 55 W max. Turbo power (PL2) and the whole SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.
Series Intel Alder Lake-M Codename Alder Lake-U Series: Alder Lake-M Alder Lake-U Clock Rate 900 - 4400 MHz Level 1 Cache 544 KB Level 2 Cache 5 MB Level 3 Cache 10 MB Number of Cores / Threads 6 / 8 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 15 Watt Manufacturing Technology 10 nm Max. Temperature 100 °C Socket BGA1744 Features DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA GPU Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1100 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Announcement Date 01/04/2022 Product Link (external) ark.intel.com
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
34.3 pt (48%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 4561 avg: 5182 median: 5181.5 (5%) max: 5802 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 79%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1442 avg: 1512 median: 1511.5 (64%) max: 1581 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 91%
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 557 avg: 582 median: 581.5 (65%) max: 606 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 92%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1734 avg: 1966 median: 1966 (5%) max: 2198 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 79%
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 786 avg: 809 median: 809 (5%) max: 832 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 94%
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0 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 360 405 450 495 540 585 630 675 720 765 810 Tooltip HP 250 G9 7N029ES: Ø679 (666.52-785.76)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14IAU7-82R7007TGE: Ø752 (719.93-831.53)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 208 avg: 217.5 median: 217.5 (66%) max: 227 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 92%
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
11 Points (14%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.8 Points (69%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7879 points (48%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
19430 points (14%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
40308 Points (28%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12816 Points (16%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
98.3 s (1%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.4 s (1%)
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7944 points (13%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 20873 avg: 22883 median: 22883 (13%) max: 24893 MIPS
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 84%
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4934 avg: 5032 median: 5031.5 (60%) max: 5129 MIPS
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 96% 100%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
50.1 fps (17%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
199.3 fps (46%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.31 avg: 5.3 median: 5.3 (9%) max: 5.33 fps
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 100%
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Tooltip HP 250 G9 7N029ES: Ø5.58 (0.2-8.43)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14IAU7-82R7007TGE: Ø6.12 (0.98-15.7)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (33%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.7 GB/s (29%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.6 GB/s (30%)
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 1246 avg: 1250 median: 1249.5 (16%) max: 1253 Seconds
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 100%
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 645 avg: 665 median: 664.5 (5%) max: 684 Seconds
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 100%
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.547 avg: 0.5 median: 0.5 (12%) max: 0.551 sec
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 100%
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
0 Points (0%)
VIA C7-M C7-M-1200
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.3 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.8 s (1%)
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
372.4 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 7942 avg: 9992 median: 9991.5 (27%) max: 12041 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 66%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
58615 Points (48%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
58454 Points (47%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
7972 Points (20%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10502 avg: 12516 median: 12516 (22%) max: 14530 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 72%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3321 avg: 3539 median: 3539 (15%) max: 3757 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 88%
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2082 points (63%)
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
5213 points (21%)
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1506 avg: 1539 median: 1539 (65%) max: 1572 points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 96%
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4502 avg: 5259 median: 5258.5 (9%) max: 6015 points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 75%
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1501 points (7%)
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
6005 points (19%)
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6801 points (68%)
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
23138 points (26%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 607 avg: 608 median: 608 (1%) max: 609 ms
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 100%
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
78716 Points (71%)
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 215 avg: 237.5 median: 237.5 (68%) max: 260 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 83% 100%
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 256 avg: 312 median: 312 (65%) max: 368 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 70% 100%
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1201 avg: 1267 median: 1267 (49%) max: 1333 Points
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 90%
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 28.1 avg: 31.1 median: 31.1 (5%) max: 34 Watt
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 101%
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 Tooltip HP 250 G9 7N029ES: Ø28.1 (24.5-44.7)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14IAU7-82R7007TGE: Ø34 (28.2-67.4)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 33 avg: 40.5 median: 40.5 (7%) max: 47.9 Watt
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 103%
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 Tooltip HP 250 G9 7N029ES: Ø33 (26.5-44.7)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14IAU7-82R7007TGE: Ø48 (35.6-67.3)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 3.9 avg: 4.3 median: 4.3 (3%) max: 4.68 Watt
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 100% 101%
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tooltip HP 250 G9 7N029ES: Ø3.9 (3.55-5.29)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14IAU7-82R7007TGE: Ø4.68 (3.84-6.86)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.41 avg: 5.7 median: 5.7 (6%) max: 6.07 Watt
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 101% 100%
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tooltip Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14IAU7-82R7007TGE: Ø5.41 (4.64-10.7)
HP 250 G9 7N029ES: Ø6.07 (5.52-8.21)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 17.4 avg: 20.6 median: 20.6 (15%) max: 23.8 Points per Watt
CPU TDP 12 W TDP 15 W 73% 100%
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