Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Arc Xe2 (Arrow Lake-S)
Processor Number
—
245K
Generation
—
Ultra 5(Arrow Lake)
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
—
159 W
Foundry
—
TSMC
Package
—
FC-LGA18W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
8
14
Total Thread Count
8
14
Multiplier
40x
42
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
24 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
102.4 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
1900 MHz
Shader Units
1280
512
Texture Units
80
16
Raster Operation Units
40
8
Execution Units
160
64
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
2,118
Cinebench R23
10,448
25,099
Geekbench 6
3,009
2,982
Geekbench 6
11,805
17,867
Cinebench 2024
140
136
Cinebench 2024
707
1,526
Blender
168
382
Passmark CPU
4,850
4,679
Passmark CPU
19,597
43,435
Geekbench 5
—
2,248
Geekbench 5
—
18,354
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.