Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs Apple M3

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, vs Apple M3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and Apple M3
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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2009
Apple M3
1904
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
18689
Apple M3
10454
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
125
Apple M3
140
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
1028
Apple M3
712
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
Apple M3
4742
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
Apple M3
19187
Integer Mathn/a42.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a48.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a235 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a27.6 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a11.5 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a228.1 MB/s
Physicsn/a1866 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a10 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2725
Apple M3
3009
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
15123
Apple M3
11815
File Compression1270 MB/s1260 MB/s
Clang Compilation103.2 KLines/s94.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser399 pages/s264.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering443.6 MP/sec313.9 MP/sec
Text Processing283.7 pages/s297 pages/s
Background Blur62.4 frames/s50.2 frames/s
Photo Processing144.8 frames/s114.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing24 MP/sec12.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
Apple M3
160.35

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 540.1 PPW 590.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 959.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 36.7 PPW 35.6 PPW
Blender / W n/a 8.02 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 6, 2025 October, 30, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M3
Model number 255H n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Apple M3 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Frequency 2.0 GHz 4.05 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores104
Threads104
Frequency1.5 GHz2.75 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count168
Threads count168
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier20x40x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 20 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 128 GB 24 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 102.4 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 n/a

Results

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