Intel Core i7 1255U vs Apple M3 Max
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2022
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i7-1255U
-
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
12-15 W
56 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
55 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
92 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
12
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
17x
40
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
768
5120
Texture Units
48
320
Raster Operation Units
24
160
Execution Units
96
640
Power Consumption
15 W
60
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,701
1,950
Cinebench R23
8,233
24,002
Geekbench 6
2,248
3,227
Geekbench 5
1,628
-
Geekbench 6
7,162
21,164
Geekbench 5
7,372
-
Blender
125
415
Passmark CPU
3,308
4,790
Passmark CPU
13,792
41,188
Cinebench 2024
-
142
Cinebench 2024
-
1,683