Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 255H with 16 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)
Lower TDP (20W vs 28W)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3
1920
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
+5%
2029
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3
10448
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
+96%
20521
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3
+6%
3009
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2823
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3
11805
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
+32%
15662
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3
+21%
140
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
115
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3
707
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
+55%
1102
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
255H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M3 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 140T
Package
25 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
20 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40x
Multiplier
20
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
24 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2250 MHz
1280
Shader Units
-
80
Texture Units
-
40
Raster Operation Units
-
160
Execution Units
-
4.1 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
