Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Apple M3
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225U with 12 cores 1.5GHz and Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
Lower TDP (15W vs 20W)
Apple M3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
1802
Apple M3
+6%
1920
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
+19%
12454
Apple M3
10448
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
2516
Apple M3
+19%
3009
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
9418
Apple M3
+25%
11805
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
99
Apple M3
+41%
140
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
540
Apple M3
+30%
707
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M3
225U
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2049
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
20 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
12
Total Core Count
8
14
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
15
Multiplier
40x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
1280
-
Texture Units
80
-
Raster Operation Units
40
-
Execution Units
160
-
Graphics Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
