i7-4510U vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.08
+887%
Core i7-4510U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.63

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Core i7-4510U by a whopping 887% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4202090
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Core i7
Power efficiency56.3610.28
Architecture codenameno dataHaswell (2013−2015)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$393

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography3 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U 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 dataFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data+
AMTno data9.5
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 16.08
+887%
i7-4510U 1.63

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 25547
+884%
i7-4510U 2596

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2163
+786%
i7-4510U 244

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.08 1.63
Recency 30 October 2023 14 April 2014
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 886.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 633.3% more advanced lithography process.

i7-4510U, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

The M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4510U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-4510U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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