Product Compare
Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2023 | Dec 2024 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M3 | Arrow Lake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core) | No |
| Processor Number | 225F | |
| Generation | Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake) | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 92 billions | 17.8 billions |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCLGA-1851 |
| Power Consumption | 56 W | 65 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 121 W | |
| Foundry | TSMC | |
| Die Size | 243 mm² | |
| Package | FC-LGA18W | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.75 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 2.57 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 10 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 10 |
| Multiplier | 40 | 33 |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 192 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB shared | 3 MB per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-6400 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1600 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 5120 | |
| Texture Units | 320 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 160 | |
| Execution Units | 640 | |
| Power Consumption | 60 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1950 | 2070 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 24002 | 16114 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 3227 | 2847 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 21164 | 14714 |
| Cinebench 2024 Single Core | 142 | 119 |
| Cinebench 2024 Multi Core | 1683 | 931 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 4790 | 4472 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 41188 | 31606 |