Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M3 Max 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.1GHz)

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5X-6400 vs LPDDR5-6400)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (9W vs 40W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +48%

3227

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

2172

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +147%

21173

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

8552

Apple M3 Max

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Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Dec 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Meteor Lake

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel BGA 2551

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Arc Xe-LPG 64EU

-

Generation

Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)

Package

92 billions

Transistor Count

-

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel BGA 2551

40 W

Power Consumption

9 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Package

FC-BGA

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

2

12

Performance Core Threads

4

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.1 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

700 MHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

14

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

11.0

192 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

5120

Shader Units

-

320

Texture Units

-

160

Raster Operation Units

-

640

Execution Units

-

16.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

4.0

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

8

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