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Intel Core 3 304 vs Apple M1

49 out of 100
Intel Core 3 304
VS
53 out of 100
Apple M1
Intel Core 3 304
Apple M1

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.5 GHz Intel Core 3 304 with 5-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between M1 and 304
Advantages of Intel Core 3 304
  • Newer - released 5 years and 5 months later
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 5 nanometers
Advantages of Apple M1
  • More powerful Apple M1 GPU integrated graphics: 2.6 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Has 3 more physical cores
  • Around 8.55 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 3 304
vs
Apple M1

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 3 304
104
Apple M1 +6%
110
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core 3 304
382
Apple M1 +37%
525
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 109 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 550 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 3 304 +3%
2478
Apple M1
2410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 3 304
6529
Apple M1 +31%
8547
File compression - 941 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 68.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 192.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 211.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 250.8 pages/sec
Background blur - 34.1 images/sec
Photo processing - 60.9 images/sec
Ray tracing - 9.74 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 760 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core 3 304
3622
Apple M1 +1%
3673
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 3 304
11645
Apple M1 +21%
14123
Integer math 24.7 GOps/sec 33.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 30 GOps/sec 35.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 69M Primes/sec 141M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 13.7M Strings/sec 21M Strings/sec
Data encryption 8.5 GBytes/sec 8.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 114.6 MBytes/sec 168 MBytes/sec
Physics 874 Frames/sec 1359 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 9.7B Matrices/sec 7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 28 & 10702 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core 3 304
57.48
Apple M1 +66%
95.27

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 25.5 PPW 37.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 435.3 PPW 610.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 776.3 PPW 1008.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.83 PPW 6.81 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core 3 304
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Apple M1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 -> op1Geekbench 6 CPU2273 / 7967
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 -> op1Geekbench 6 CPU2420 / 8793
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-06 (gaR)Geekbench 6 CPU2396 / 8763
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Ario)Geekbench 6 CPU2395 / 8820
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Ario)Cinebench 2024110 / 465
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 3 304 and Apple M1

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released April 16, 2026 November 20, 2020
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Wildcat Lake Apple M1
Model number 304 -
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) Apple M1 GPU
Successor - - Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#157th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 1 4
P-Threads 1 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 5 8
Total Threads 5 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 15x -
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 16 billions
Fabrication Process 2 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 10-15 W (configurable) 14 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 35 W -
Socket FCBGA1516 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) Apple M1 GPU
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2300 MHz 1278 MHz
Shading Units 128 1024
TMUs 8 64
ROPs 4 32
Execution Units 2 128
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core 3 304
0.6 TFLOPS
Apple M1 +333%
2.6 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M1 GPU (8-core) compared to Xe3 Graphics (1-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 1 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 68.25 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 3 304 official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 6 -

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