Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Apple M3 Max
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Dec 2024
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
225
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Generation
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
92 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCLGA-1851
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
56 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
121 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-LGA18W
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
6
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33
40
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
—
500 MHz
Shader Units
—
5120
Texture Units
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320
Raster Operation Units
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160
Execution Units
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640
Power Consumption
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60
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
24
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,079
1,950
Cinebench R23
17,059
24,002
Geekbench 6
2,791
3,227
Geekbench 6
14,010
21,164
Cinebench 2024
125
142
Cinebench 2024
940
1,683
Passmark CPU
4,490
4,790
Passmark CPU
31,742
41,188
Blender
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415
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.