Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Sep 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Lunar Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Arc Graphics 130V
Processor Number
—
236V
Generation
—
Ultra 5 (Lunar Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2833
Power Consumption
20 W
17-37 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
Package
—
BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
8
Multiplier
40x
21
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
14 MB
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
8 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L0 Cache
—
48 KB per core
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
24 GB
16 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
136 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1850 MHz
Shader Units
1280
896
Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
7
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
8
AI Accelerator
NPU
—
Intel® AI Boost
Theoretical performance
—
40 TOPS
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,958
Cinebench R23
10,448
11,603
Geekbench 6
3,009
2,533
Geekbench 6
11,805
10,265
Cinebench 2024
140
—
Cinebench 2024
707
—
Blender
168
—
Passmark CPU
4,850
—
Passmark CPU
19,597
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.