Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M3, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. 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
| Integer Math | 42.2 GOps/s | 174.1 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 48.6 GOps/s | 227 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 235 M primes/s | 549 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 27.6 M strings/s | 96.3 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 11.5 GB/s | 58.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 228.1 MB/s | 799.2 MB/s |
| Physics | 1866 frames/s | 4081 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 10 M matrices/s | 626 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1260 MB/s | 1560 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 94.7 KLines/s | 242.2 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 264.5 pages/s | 479.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 313.9 MP/sec | 622.1 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 297 pages/s | 371.2 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 50.2 frames/s | 95.4 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 114.8 frames/s | 164.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 12.9 MP/sec | 52.3 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 590.8 PPW | 184.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 959.4 PPW | 544.3 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 35.6 PPW | 18.9 PPW |
| Blender / W | 8.02 PPW | 4.47 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | October, 30, 2023 | October, 11, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M3 | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | n/a | 285K |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.75 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 24 |
| Threads count | 8 | 24 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 40x | 37x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 112 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 3000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 36 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 25 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 20 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 | 24 GB | 192 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 24 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285K the clear winner in this comparison.
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