Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core 9 270H
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Dec 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Raptor Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Iris Xe Graphics (69EU)
Processor Number
—
270H
Generation
—
Core 9(Raptor Lake-H Refresh)
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
56 W
35-45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
115 W
Foundry
—
Intel
Package
—
FC-BGA16F
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4.1 GHz
Total Core Count
16
14
Total Thread Count
16
20
Multiplier
40
27
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
24 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-6400,LPDDR5x-6400,LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Size
128 GB
—
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
5120
768
Texture Units
320
48
Raster Operation Units
160
24
Execution Units
640
96
Power Consumption
60
15
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,810
Cinebench R23
24,002
16,516
Geekbench 6
3,227
2,660
Geekbench 6
21,164
13,272
Cinebench 2024
142
—
Cinebench 2024
1,683
—
Blender
415
—
Passmark CPU
4,790
4,121
Passmark CPU
41,188
29,452
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.