Apple M3 Ultra vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M3 Ultra and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
2089
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
31232
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
138
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
2223
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
4707
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
56504
Integer Mathn/a157.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a196.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a449 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a77 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a48.7 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a624.8 MB/s
Physicsn/a3093 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a485 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
3247
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
3001
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3 Ultra
28128
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
20451
File Compression2690 MB/s1480 MB/s
Clang Compilation319.2 KLines/s216.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser819.6 pages/s435.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering701.5 MP/sec545.5 MP/sec
Text Processing327.5 pages/s344.8 pages/s
Background Blur63.2 frames/s78.6 frames/s
Photo Processing190.9 frames/s156.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing61.5 MP/sec46.2 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M3 Ultra
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
359.87

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 200.9 PPW 371.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 1027.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 40.4 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.54 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Intel
Announced March, 5, 2025 January, 6, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Arrow Lake
Model number n/a 275HX
Integrated GPU Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 24 8
Threads 24 8
Frequency 4.5 GHz 2.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores816
Threads816
Frequencyn/a2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4.6 GHz
General
Cores count3224
Threads count3224
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier45x27x
L1 cachen/a112 KB/core
L2 cachen/a2000 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a36 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count 184 billion n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 140 W 45-55 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 160 W
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2114
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

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M3 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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