Intel Core i3 N355 vs Apple M2 Ultra
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 N355 with 8 cores 0.1GHz and Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 N355 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Lower TDP (15W vs 60W)
Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 0.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N355
1319
Apple M2 Ultra
+111%
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N355
4513
Apple M2 Ultra
+370%
21217
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
May 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Twin Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M2
i3-N355
Processor Number
-
Intel BGA 1264
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Core 3 (Alder Lake-N)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
134 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
60 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
16
-
Performance Core Threads
16
0.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
24
8
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
1.0
Multiplier
35x
96 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
16
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15
Power Consumption
-
0.64 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
