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ARM M1 vs Core i5-3210M


Description
The M1 is based on - architecture while the i5-3210M is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the M1 gets a score of 142.3 k points while the i5-3210M gets 53.7 k points.

Summarizing, the M1 is 2.6 times faster than the i5-3210M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f4a
306a9
Core
-
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
-
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
-
Socket G2 (988B)
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /2
TDP
- W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
- kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
- kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
- kB
3072 kB
Date
January 1900
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
41.44k points
24.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
142.32k points
51.73k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
M1
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
9.46k
8.59k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
24.42k
8.88k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.76k
3.59k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
3.45k (x0.91)
TOTAL
41.44k
24.51k (x0.59)

Multithread

M1

i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
34.73k
20.18k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
87.52k
19.96k (x0.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.74k
8.93k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.34k
4.6k (x0.72)
TOTAL
142.32k
53.67k (x0.38)

Performance/W
M1
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)