Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX with 24 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 36MB)
Lower TDP (20W vs 55W)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3
1920
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+4%
2009
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3
10448
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+238%
35408
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3
3009
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+3%
3113
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3
11805
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+84%
21819
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3
+3%
140
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
135
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3
707
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+186%
2024
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
285HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Apple M3 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
-
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake)
Package
25 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
20 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
16
4
Efficiency Core Threads
16
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
8
Total Core Count
24
8
Total Thread Count
24
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40x
Multiplier
28
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
24 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
1280
Shader Units
512
80
Texture Units
32
40
Raster Operation Units
16
160
Execution Units
64
-
Power Consumption
14
4.1 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2 TFLOPS
