Intel Processor N250 vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Processor N250 with 4 cores 0.1GHz and Apple M3 Max with 16 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 56W)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 0.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Processor N250
1017
Apple M3 Max
+217%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Processor N250
2031
Apple M3 Max
+942%
21164
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 Max GPU (38-core)
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
92 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
6 W
Power Consumption
56 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
12
-
Performance Core Threads
12
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
16
4
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
1.0
Multiplier
40
96 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
32 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
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 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
5120
16
Texture Units
320
8
Raster Operation Units
160
32
Execution Units
640
Power Consumption
60
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
