Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 125H with 14 cores 1.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 120GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Advantages
Higher specification of memory (7467 vs 6400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (28W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+17%
1950
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
1656
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+90%
24002
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
12621
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+44%
3227
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
2240
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+97%
21164
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
10738
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+42%
142
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
100
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+151%
1683
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
668
Blender
Apple M3 Max
+164%
415
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
157
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+39%
4790
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
3429
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+93%
41188
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
21282
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Dec 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake
-
Processor Number
125H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
-
Generation
Ultra 5 (Meteor Lake)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.7 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
16
Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
18
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
12
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-7467,LPDDR5x-7467,DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
5120
Shader Units
896
320
Texture Units
56
160
Raster Operation Units
24
640
Execution Units
112
60
Power Consumption
28
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.9 TFLOPS
