Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus vs Apple M3
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
270HX
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Apple M3 GPU
Generation
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake-HX)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
25 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
45-55 W
20 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
243 mm²
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Package
FC-BGA
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
4
Efficiency Core Threads
12
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
20
8
Total Thread Count
20
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
24
40x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Channels
2
2
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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24 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
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102.4 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1900 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
512
1280
Texture Units
32
80
Raster Operation Units
16
40
Execution Units
64
160
Power Consumption
14
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AI Accelerator
NPU
Yes
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Theoretical performance
13 TOPS
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
24
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,022
1,920
Cinebench R23
28,042
10,448
Geekbench 6
2,995
3,009
Geekbench 6
16,892
11,805
Cinebench 2024
131
140
Cinebench 2024
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707
Blender
—
168
Passmark CPU
—
4,850
Passmark CPU
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19,597
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.