Intel Core Ultra 5 115U vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 115U with 8 cores 1.5GHz 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 Ultra 5 115U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 56W)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 120GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
1616
Apple M3 Max
+99%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
5338
Apple M3 Max
+296%
21164
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Intel BGA 2049
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Xe-LPG 48EU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Ultra 5 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
92 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
56 W
110°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
12
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
6
Efficiency Cores
4
6
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1000 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
15.0
Multiplier
40
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5
Depends on motherboard-5600
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
120 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
