Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 225U with 12 cores 1.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.5GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
Lower TDP (15W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+8%
1950
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
1802
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+92%
24002
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
12454
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+28%
3227
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
2516
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+124%
21164
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
9418
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+43%
142
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
99
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+211%
1683
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
540
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
225U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
2
12
Performance Core Threads
4
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
16
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
15
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
5120
Shader Units
-
320
Texture Units
-
160
Raster Operation Units
-
640
Execution Units
-
60
Power Consumption
-
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
