Apple M3 Ultra vs Intel Core i3 12100E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M3 Ultra with 32 cores 4.5GHz and Intel Core i3 12100E with 4 cores 3.2GHz . 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 3 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (819.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i3 12100E 's Advantages
Lower TDP (60W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Ultra
+47%
3247
Intel Core i3 12100E
2205
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Ultra
+265%
28107
Intel Core i3 12100E
7680
General Parameters
Mar 2025
Release Date
Jan 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i3-12100
Apple M-Socket
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
Package
184 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
60 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
89 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
24
Performance Cores
4
24
Performance Core Threads
8
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
32
Total Core Count
4
32
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
32x
-
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
5 MB
-
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
512 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
819.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
10240
Shader Units
192
640
Texture Units
48
320
Raster Operation Units
24
1280
Execution Units
24
140
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.35 TFLOPS
