Apple M3 Ultra vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| File Compression | 2690 MB/s | 1610 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 319.2 KLines/s | 192.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 819.6 pages/s | 481.8 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 701.5 MP/sec | 600.3 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 327.5 pages/s | 342.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 63.2 frames/s | 96.8 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 190.9 frames/s | 172.7 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 61.5 MP/sec | 41.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 200.9 PPW | 174.2 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 16 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 3.68 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | March, 5, 2025 | October, 11, 2024 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M3 | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | n/a | 265KF |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | No |
Processor
| Cores | 24 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.4 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Frequency | n/a | 3.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores count | 32 | 20 |
| Threads count | 32 | 20 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 45x | 39x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 112 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 3000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 30 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 184 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 140 W | 125 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 250 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCLGA-1851 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 512 GB | 192 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 819.2 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 24 |
Results
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