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Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i5-10310U

Intel Core i3-1215U

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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.

Intel Core i5-10310U

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The Intel Core i5-10310U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks based on the Comet Lake (CML-U) generation and was announced in August 2019. Compared to the similar Whiskey Lake processors (e.g. Core i5-8665U), the only difference is support for higher memory speeds (DDR4-2666 vs 2400) and two additional cores in the top model (not in this i5). The processor cores are clocked between 1.7 and 4.4 GHz (unverified). Thanks to HyperThreading 8 threads can be used. Compared to the faster i5-10510U, the level 3 cache was reduced from 8 to 6 MB. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here. The CPU supports the professional management features under the vPro umbrella.

The integrated graphics adapter however is still the same as in the previous generations. It should be still called Intel HD Graphics 620 and clock from 300 - 1100 MHz in the i5. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a VP9 and H.265 de- and encoder and an integrated dual channel DDR4-2666 / LPDDR4x 2933 / LPDDR3-2133 memory controller.

Performance

The average 10310U in our database is not really any different than other quad-core laptop CPUs running at similar clock speeds, such as the Ryzen 5 3450U or the Core i5-1035G4.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

This Core i5 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are free to change to anything between 10 W and 25 W with clock speeds and performance changing correspondingly. Perhaps more importantly, short-term power consumption can be as high as 80 W or even 90 W as far as 10th gen Comet Lake U chips are concerned, making passively cooled designs unlikely.

This Intel processor is manufactured on a fairly old, as of late 2022, 14 nm Intel process for subpar energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i5-10310U
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-MIntel Comet Lake
CodenameAlder Lake-UComet Lake-U
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-U
Intel Core i7-1265U compare1.3 - 4.8 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U compare1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U compare1.2 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U compare0.9 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U compare0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U compare0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U compare0.8 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U « 0.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8505 compare0.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8500 compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7305 compare0.9 - 1.1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7300 compare0.7 - 1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10810U compare1.1 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10710U compare1.1 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10610U compare1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10510U compare1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10310U « 1.7 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10210U compare1.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10110U compare2.1 - 4.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 5205U compare1.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock900 - 4400 MHz1700 - 4400 MHz
L1 Cache544 KB256 KB
L2 Cache5 MB1 MB
L3 Cache10 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Technology10 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1744BGA1528
FeaturesDDR4-3200/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, SHALPDDR3-2133/DDR4-2666/LPDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 4 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGX
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-1215U
34.3 pt (48%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-10310U
29 pt (40%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 4561     avg: 5182     median: 5181.5 (5%)     max: 5802 Points
3094 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1442     avg: 1512     median: 1511.5 (64%)     max: 1581 Points
1051 Points (45%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 557     avg: 582     median: 581.5 (65%)     max: 606 Points
min: 411     avg: 428.2     median: 438 (49%)     max: 438 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1734     avg: 1966     median: 1966 (5%)     max: 2198 Points
min: 1192     avg: 1365     median: 1327 (3%)     max: 1588 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 786     avg: 809     median: 809 (5%)     max: 832 Points
min: 499     avg: 601     median: 546 (3%)     max: 767 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 208     avg: 217.5     median: 217.5 (66%)     max: 227 Points
min: 164     avg: 169.4     median: 170 (51%)     max: 173.8 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
11 Points (14%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.8 Points (69%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7879 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
19430 Points (14%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
40308 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12816 Points (16%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
98.3 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.4 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7944 Points (13%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 20873     avg: 22883     median: 22883 (13%)     max: 24893 MIPS
min: 15976     avg: 17406     median: 16475 (9%)     max: 19935 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4934     avg: 5032     median: 5031.5 (60%)     max: 5129 MIPS
min: 3615     avg: 4121     median: 4274 (51%)     max: 4398 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
50.1 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
199.3 fps (46%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.31     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (9%)     max: 5.33 fps
min: 3.88     avg: 4.3     median: 4.1 (7%)     max: 5.35 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.7 GB/s (29%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.6 GB/s (30%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 1246     avg: 1250     median: 1249.5 (16%)     max: 1253 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 645     avg: 665     median: 664.5 (5%)     max: 684 Seconds
min: 683     avg: 838     median: 864 (6%)     max: 896 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.547     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.551 sec
min: 0.703     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.806 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
0 Points (0%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.3 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
372.4 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 7942     avg: 9992     median: 9991.5 (27%)     max: 12041 Points
min: 6293     avg: 6750     median: 6819.5 (18%)     max: 7069 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
58615 Points (48%)
49816 Points (40%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
58454 Points (47%)
47614 Points (39%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
60106 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
7972 Points (20%)
min: 5616     avg: 7066     median: 7280.5 (18%)     max: 8087 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10502     avg: 12516     median: 12516 (22%)     max: 14530 Points
min: 7932     avg: 9613     median: 10142 (18%)     max: 11216 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3321     avg: 3539     median: 3539 (15%)     max: 3757 Points
min: 2718     avg: 2858     median: 2867 (12%)     max: 2989 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2082 Points (56%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
5213 Points (21%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1506     avg: 1539     median: 1539 (65%)     max: 1572 Points
min: 1040     avg: 1100     median: 1122 (47%)     max: 1128 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4502     avg: 5259     median: 5258.5 (9%)     max: 6015 Points
min: 2821     avg: 3469     median: 3717.5 (7%)     max: 3854 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1501 Points (7%)
1040 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
6005 Points (19%)
2931 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6801 Points (68%)
min: 4691     avg: 4815     median: 4814.5 (48%)     max: 4938 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
23138 Points (25%)
min: 12023     avg: 12621     median: 12621 (14%)     max: 13219 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4938 Points (67%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
12023 Points (29%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 607     avg: 608     median: 608 (1%)     max: 609 ms
min: 929     avg: 1017     median: 938 (1%)     max: 1156 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
202.3 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
78716 Points (71%)
min: 44332     avg: 45975     median: 46029 (41%)     max: 47563 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 215     avg: 237.5     median: 237.5 (68%)     max: 260 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 256     avg: 312     median: 312 (65%)     max: 368 Points
min: 168     avg: 191.3     median: 195 (41%)     max: 201 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1201     avg: 1267     median: 1267 (49%)     max: 1333 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 28.1     avg: 31.1     median: 31.1 (5%)     max: 34 Watt
min: 27.5     avg: 30.7     median: 31.2 (5%)     max: 33 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 33     avg: 40.5     median: 40.5 (7%)     max: 47.9 Watt
min: 37.8     avg: 41.3     median: 40.7 (7%)     max: 46 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 3.9     avg: 4.3     median: 4.3 (3%)     max: 4.68 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.41     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (6%)     max: 6.07 Watt
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
min: 12.2     avg: 15.2     median: 15.2 (11%)     max: 18.2 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-1215U → 100% n=26

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-10310U → 75% n=26

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