Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Apple M3
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz and Apple M3 with 8 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 7 164U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (9W vs 20W)
Apple M3 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 1.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
2172
Apple M3
+38%
3009
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
8552
Apple M3
+38%
11805
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 2551
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
9 W
Power Consumption
20 W
110°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
1.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
700 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
12
Total Core Count
8
14
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
11.0
Multiplier
40x
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5
Depends on motherboard
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
24 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 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
1280
-
Texture Units
80
-
Raster Operation Units
40
-
Execution Units
160
-
Graphics Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
