Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Processor Number
—
270K+
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
17.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
20 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
105 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
250 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
16
Efficiency Core Threads
4
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
8
24
Multiplier
40x
37
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-7200
Max Memory Size
24 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
2000 MHz
Shader Units
1280
512
Texture Units
80
32
Raster Operation Units
40
16
Execution Units
160
64
Power Consumption
—
14
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
2,450
Cinebench R23
10,448
43,070
Geekbench 6
3,009
3,749
Geekbench 6
11,805
27,432
Cinebench 2024
140
145
Cinebench 2024
707
2,480
Blender
168
—
Passmark CPU
4,850
5,081
Passmark CPU
19,597
68,825
Cinebench 2026
—
10,063
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.