Apple M3 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 11500
We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M3 Ultra with 32 cores 4.5GHz and Intel Core i5 11500 with 6 cores 2.7GHz . 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 4 years late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (819.2GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i5 11500 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Ultra
+57%
3247
Intel Core i5 11500
2064
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Ultra
+228%
28107
Intel Core i5 11500
8564
General Parameters
Mar 2025
Release Date
Mar 2021
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Rocket Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-11500
Apple M-Socket
Socket
LGA-1200
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
Package
184 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
65 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
24
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
12
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
32
Total Core Count
6
32
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
27x
-
L1 Cache
64 K per core
-
L2 Cache
512 K per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
512 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
819.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
50 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
10240
Shader Units
256
640
Texture Units
64
320
Raster Operation Units
32
1280
Execution Units
32
140
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.46 TFLOPS
