3 100HL vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core

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Primary details

Comparing M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking545not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1012
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache7.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Number of transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno data1700
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 16-Core GPUIris Xe Graphics 48EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 8 April 2024
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 10 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core has 25% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

3 100HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 20% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M2 Pro 10-Core and Core 3 100HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook processor while Core 3 100HL is a desktop one.


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