Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core 7 240H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core 7 240H with 10 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core 7 240H 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (45W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+3%
1950
Intel Core 7 240H
1891
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+44%
24002
Intel Core 7 240H
16631
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+20%
3227
Intel Core 7 240H
2688
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+59%
21164
Intel Core 7 240H
13279
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+26%
142
Intel Core 7 240H
112
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+97%
1683
Intel Core 7 240H
851
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+24%
4790
Intel Core 7 240H
3858
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+80%
41188
Intel Core 7 240H
22770
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Dec 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake
-
Processor Number
240H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
-
Generation
Core 7(Raptor Lake-H Refresh)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
35-45 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
16
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
25
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-6400,LPDDR5x-6400,LPDDR4x-4267
128 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
5120
Shader Units
512
320
Texture Units
32
160
Raster Operation Units
16
640
Execution Units
64
60
Power Consumption
15
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.59 TFLOPS
