Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

VS

Apple M3

Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX with 20 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M3 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)

Lower TDP (20W vs 55W)

Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Score

Apple M3

VS

Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Jan 2025

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Arrow Lake

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel Socket 1851

Apple M3 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Arc Xe-LPG

-

Generation

Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)

Package

25 billions

Transistor Count

-

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

20 W

Power Consumption

17-55 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

4

Performance Core Threads

8

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

12

4

Efficiency Core Threads

12

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

20

8

Total Thread Count

20

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

26

192 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

23 MB

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-6400

24 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1900 MHz

1280

Shader Units

-

80

Texture Units

-

40

Raster Operation Units

-

160

Execution Units

64

4.1 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

4.0

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

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