Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs Apple M3 Pro

VS

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

Apple M3 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 226V with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Apple M3 Pro with 12 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 226V 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 6400)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Apple M3 Pro 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (153.6GB/s vs 136GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (30W vs 37W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

1879

Apple M3 Pro +6%

1992

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

11000

Apple M3 Pro +37%

15139

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

2585

Apple M3 Pro +22%

3155

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

10052

Apple M3 Pro +49%

15057

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

VS

Apple M3 Pro

General Parameters

Sep 2024

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Lunar Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M3

226V

Processor Number

-

FCBGA-2833

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Arc Graphics 130V

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)

Ultra 5 (Lunar Lake)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

37 billions

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

17-37 W

Power Consumption

30 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

Intel

Foundry

-

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

6

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

6

4

Efficiency Core Threads

6

2.1 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

3.5 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

21

Multiplier

40x

48 KB per core

L0 Cache

-

192 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

14 MB

L2 Cache

16 MB shared

8 MB

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5X-8533

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

16 GB

Max Memory Size

36 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

3

136 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

153.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

600 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1850 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

896

Shader Units

2304

Texture Units

144

Raster Operation Units

72

7

Execution Units

288

Power Consumption

-

3.32 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

7.4 TFLOPS

AI Accelerator

Intel® AI Boost

NPU

-

40 TOPS

Theoretical performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

Official Website

-

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

4

PCIe Lanes

-

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