Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
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 GPU
Arc B390
Processor Number
—
388H
Generation
—
Ultra X9 (Panther Lake-H)
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
2 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA2540
Power Consumption
20 W
15-25 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
80 W
Foundry
—
Intel
Package
—
FC-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
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
12
Efficiency Core Threads
4
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
8
16
Multiplier
40x
21
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2560 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
24 GB
96 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
153.6 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
2500 MHz
Shader Units
1280
1536
Texture Units
80
48
Raster Operation Units
40
24
Execution Units
160
12
Power Consumption
—
45
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
12
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
—
50 TOPS
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
—
Cinebench R23
10,448
—
Geekbench 6
3,009
3,026
Geekbench 6
11,805
17,541
Cinebench 2024
140
130
Cinebench 2024
707
—
Blender
168
—
Passmark CPU
4,850
—
Passmark CPU
19,597
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.