Intel Core i3-1215U
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Good performance
The Intel Core i3-1215U was announced at the beginning of 2022 and is part of the Alder Lake-U architecture. The "U" stands for ultra-low voltage and focuses on low power consumption rather than maximum performance. This makes the architecture suitable for thin and light laptops. The Intel Core i3-1215U offers four efficiency and two performance cores and has a clock frequency of 0.9 to 4.4 GHz. The TDP ("power consumption") of 15 watts is within the expected range for an Intel Core i3 processor. A maximum of 55 watts can be achieved in accelerated mode. The 10 nm technology with which the processor is manufactured is no longer quite up to date, but the price is somewhat lower. With RAM support of up to 5200 MHz, almost all current RAM can be installed. This means that the processor differs only slightly from the Intel Core i5-1235U, although the latter has more cores. Nevertheless, the Intel Core i3-1215U should be regarded as an entry-level processor.
As it is an entry-level processor, the Intel Core i3-1215U is not offered with dedicated graphics cards. This is because its performance is not sufficient for current games. Instead, an Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs is installed as an integrated graphics card. "EU" stands for Execution Unit. The more there are, the better the laptop can calculate in parallel. 64 EUs are currently lower mid-range on the market. This is enough for everyday tasks such as office work, writing e-mails, surfing the web and watching videos. Otherwise, the performance is just enough for older and less demanding games such as League of Legends.
Low price
Due to its performance data, the Intel Core i3-1215U is often found as the cheapest variant in current small and lightweight notebooks. HP and Lenovo use the Intel Core i3-1215U more frequently, for example in the IdeaPad model range in various series. This series is also aimed at customers with a small budget and users with low requirements. Most notebooks are priced between €500 and €1000.
All in all, the Intel Core i3-1215U is a powerful and cost-effective entry-level processor that can handle all everyday tasks well.
Key specifications
Codename
Alder Lake-U
Product family
Intel Core i3
Generation
12. Generation
Release date
23.02.2022
Rebadge
No
Socket
FCBGA1744
CPU specifications
Hybrid architecture
Yes
Total core count
6
Total thread count
8
Instruction set
x86-64
Instruction set extensions
Intel AVX2, Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Hyper-Threading
Yes
Intel Turbo Boost Technology
2.0
Intel Thread Director
Yes
Performance Cores
Microarchitecture
Golden Cove
Core count
2
Threads per core
2
Base clock
1200 MHz
Boost clock
4400 MHz
Efficient Cores
Microarchitecture
Gracemont
Core count
4
Threads per core
1
Base clock
900 MHz
Boost clock
3300 MHz
Cache
L3 Cache
10 MB
Power Consumption
Base power consumption
15 Watt / PBP
Maximum turbo power consumption
55 Watt / MTP
Minimum guaranteed power
12 Watt
Manufacturing
Process node
10 nm
CPU lithography
Intel 7
Foundry
Intel
Integrated Graphics
Name
Intel UHD Graphics
Architecture
Xe-LP
Execution units
64
Boost clock
1100 MHz
DirectX
12.1
Video decode
AV1, H.264, H.265, VP9
Video encode
H.264, H.265
Number of supported displays
4
NPU specifications
Copilot+ capable
No
Memory
Memory support
DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR4X, LPDDR5
Maximum memory speed
5200 MT/s
Maximum memory capacity
64 GB
Memory channels
2
ECC support
No
Expansion
Platform features
Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E
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