Intel Processor N250 vs Apple M3
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Processor N250 with 4 cores 0.1GHz 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 Processor N250 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Lower TDP (6W vs 20W)
Apple M3 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 0.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Processor N250
1017
Apple M3
+195%
3009
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Processor N250
2031
Apple M3
+481%
11805
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Twin Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M3
N250
Processor Number
-
Intel BGA 1264
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
6 W
Power Consumption
20 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
4
0.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
1.0
Multiplier
40x
96 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
38.4 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
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
256
Shader Units
1280
16
Texture Units
80
8
Raster Operation Units
40
32
Execution Units
160
Power Consumption
-
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
