Intel Core i3 1215U
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Intel Core i3 1215U

Overall Score
42/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Intel Core i3 1215U is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 42/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
55/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
60/100
Rating: Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 1.2 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
E-Cores 4
E-Threads 4
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 10MB (shared)
Multiplier 12x
P-Cores 2
P-Threads 4
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 8
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier No

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Background blur 18.9 images/sec
Clang compilation 45.1 Klines/sec
File compression 356.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 117.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 180.5 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 54.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.45 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 224.7 pages/sec

General

General specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Codename Alder Lake
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU)
Model number i3-1215U
Released February 23, 2022
Successor -Intel Core 3 100U
Type Laptop
Vendor Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
ECC Support No
Max. Memory Size 64 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR5-4800- DDR4-3200- LPDDR5-5200- LPDDR4x-4267

Misc

Misc specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Official Site Intel Core i3 1215U official page
PCI Express Lanes 20
PCI Express Version 4.0
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

Package

Package specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 10 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket BGA-1744
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable)

PassMark

PassMark specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Data compression 113.1 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 6.8 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 6.7B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 30M Primes/sec
Floating point math 24.6 GOps/sec
Integer math 34.4 GOps/sec
Physics 546 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 12.7M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 3.93 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 377.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 673.7 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2023-11-06(goryn81) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-04-11(Shanmukh) GeekBench

iGPU

iGPU specifications for Intel Core i3 1215U
Specification Value
Execution Units 64
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
ROPs 16
Shading Units 512
TGP 15 W
TMUs 32

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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