Intel Processor N150 vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Processor N150 with 4 cores 0.1GHz 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 Processor N150 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Lower TDP (6W vs 56W)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 0.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Processor N150
1052
Apple M3 Max
+206%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Processor N150
3033
Apple M3 Max
+597%
21164
General Parameters
Nov 2024
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Twin Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M3
N150
Processor Number
-
Intel BGA 1264
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
92 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
6 W
Power Consumption
56 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
12
-
Performance Core Threads
12
0.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
0.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
1.0
Multiplier
40
96 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
256
Shader Units
5120
16
Texture Units
320
8
Raster Operation Units
160
24
Execution Units
640
Power Consumption
60
0.3 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
