Intel Core i3 1215U
- Cores: 6
- L3 cache: 10MB (shared)
- TDP: 12-15 W (max. boost up to 55 W)
- Transistor size: 10 nm
Core i3 1215U - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket BGA-1744 that has 6 cores and 8 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 1200 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4400 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 10 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU).
Review
Compare Intel Core i3 1215U with other CPUs
Test in Benchmarks
Performance test of Intel Core i3 1215U in benchmarksCinebench
GeekBench v6
| File compression | 356.7 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 45.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 117.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 180.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 224.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 18.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 54.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.45 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
| Integer math | 34.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 24.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 30M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 12.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 6.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 113.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 546 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 6.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 18.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 377.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 673.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.93 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-04-11 (Shanmukh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2126 / 6248 |
| ๐ 2023-11-06 (goryn81) | Cinebench 2024 | 89 / 283 |
Specifications
Core i3 1215U technical specificationsGeneral
| Vendor | Intel |
| Released | February 23, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i3-1215U |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Successor | - Intel Core 3 100U |
CPU
| P-Cores | 2 |
| P-Threads | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 0.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 |
| Total Threads | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 10MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 55 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 |
| TMUs | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 |
| Execution Units | 64 |
| TGP | 15 W |
See also: Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) โ integrated graphics of Intel Core i3 1215U
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 |
| ECC Support | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i3 1215U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 |
| Technologies | - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit |
