Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 256V with 8 cores 2.2GHz . 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 136GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 6400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (37W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
1950
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
+2%
1995
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+97%
24002
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
12145
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+23%
3227
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
2607
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+101%
21164
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
10506
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+18%
142
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
120
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Sep 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Lunar Lake
-
Processor Number
256V
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2833
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 140V
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Lunar Lake)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
17-37 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
4
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
16
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
22x
-
L0 Cache
48 KB per core
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
14 MB
-
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
128 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
136 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
600 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1950 MHz
5120
Shader Units
1024
320
Texture Units
160
Raster Operation Units
640
Execution Units
8
60
Power Consumption
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.99 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
Intel® AI Boost
-
Theoretical performance
47 TOPS
