Apple M3 Ultra vs Intel Core 7 150HL
We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M3 Ultra with 32 cores 4.5GHz and Intel Core 7 150HL with 14 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (819.2GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core 7 150HL 's Advantages
Lower TDP (45W vs 140W)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2025
Release Date
Apr 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
-
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake-PS
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics 96EU
-
Generation
Core 7 (Raptor Lake-PS)
Package
184 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
45 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
24
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
12
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
32
Total Core Count
14
32
Total Thread Count
20
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
24.0
-
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
-
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5200
512 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
819.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
10240
Shader Units
-
640
Texture Units
-
320
Raster Operation Units
-
1280
Execution Units
-
140
Power Consumption
-
