Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with 16 cores 2.3GHz 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 9 185H 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (7467 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (120GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Apple M3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (20W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
1809
Apple M3
+6%
1920
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
+76%
18426
Apple M3
10448
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
2445
Apple M3
+23%
3009
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
+15%
13624
Apple M3
11805
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
103
Apple M3
+35%
140
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
+47%
1046
Apple M3
707
Blender
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
+89%
319
Apple M3
168
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
3707
Apple M3
+30%
4850
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
+50%
29424
Apple M3
19597
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M3
185H
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2049
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Ultra 9 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
35-65 W
Power Consumption
20 W
115 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
4
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
16
Total Core Count
8
22
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
23
Multiplier
40x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-7467,LPDDR5x-7467,DDR5-5600
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
96 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
120 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1024
Shader Units
1280
64
Texture Units
80
32
Raster Operation Units
40
128
Execution Units
160
28
Power Consumption
-
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
4.8 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
