Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Panther Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Graphics 4 Xe3
Processor Number
-
356H
Generation
-
Intel Core Ultra Series 3
Package
Transistor Count
37 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Custom
Power Consumption
30 W
15-25 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
80 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
1.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
12
Efficiency Core Threads
6
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
1.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
12
16
Multiplier
40
19
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2560 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
18 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-8533,DDR5-7200
Max Memory Size
36 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
3
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
136.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
2450 MHz
Shader Units
2304
1024
Texture Units
144
64
Raster Operation Units
72
32
Execution Units
288
4
Power Consumption
30
25
Miscellaneous
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
-
50 TOPS
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,978
2,003
Cinebench R23
15,098
18,102
Geekbench 6
3,160
2,738
Geekbench 6
15,083
15,294
Cinebench 2024
143
120
Cinebench 2024
1,058
1,085
Passmark CPU
4,401
-
Passmark CPU
25,201
-