Intel Core 7 250H vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core 7 250H with 14 cores 2.5GHz and Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core 7 250H 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (45W vs 56W)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core 7 250H
2415
Apple M3 Max
+33%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core 7 250H
13201
Apple M3 Max
+60%
21164
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Raptor Lake-H
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Intel BGA 1744
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Iris Xe Graphics 96EU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Core 7(Raptor Lake-H Refresh)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
92 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
56 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
12
12
Performance Core Threads
12
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
14
Total Core Count
16
20
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
25.0
Multiplier
40
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5200
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Power Consumption
60
-
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
