Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Processor Number
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225U
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2049
Power Consumption
20 W
12-15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
110 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
57 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
2
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
1.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
8
14
Multiplier
40x
15
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
24 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
2000 MHz
Shader Units
1280
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Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,802
Cinebench R23
10,448
12,454
Geekbench 6
3,009
2,516
Geekbench 6
11,805
9,418
Cinebench 2024
140
99
Cinebench 2024
707
540
Blender
168
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Passmark CPU
4,850
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Passmark CPU
19,597
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.