Apple M3 vs Intel Processor U303L
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Processor U303L with 5 cores 1.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Processor U303L Advantages
Released 6 months late
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (15W vs 20W)
Score
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Apr 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
-
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake-PS
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Apple M3 GPU
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 96EU
-
Generation
Intel Processor (Raptor Lake)
Package
25 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
20 W
Power Consumption
15 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
1
4
Performance Core Threads
2
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.6 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
900 MHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2000 MHz
8
Total Core Count
5
8
Total Thread Count
6
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40x
Multiplier
12.0
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5200
24 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1280
Shader Units
-
80
Texture Units
-
40
Raster Operation Units
-
160
Execution Units
-
4.1 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
