Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Apple M3

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, vs Apple M3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 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 258V
1948
Apple M3
1904
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
10867
Apple M3
10454
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
122
Apple M3
140
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
636
Apple M3
712
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
4021
Apple M3
4742
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
19077
Apple M3
19187
Integer Math43.1 GOps/s42.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math58.1 GOps/s48.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search190 M primes/s235 M primes/s
Random String Sort21.7 M strings/s27.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption13.6 GB/s11.5 GB/s
Data Compression178.4 MB/s228.1 MB/s
Physics1575 frames/s1866 frames/s
Extended Instructions15 M matrices/s10 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
2745
Apple M3
3009
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
10802
Apple M3
11815
File Compression1020 MB/s1260 MB/s
Clang Compilation66.1 KLines/s94.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser287.7 pages/s264.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering295.6 MP/sec313.9 MP/sec
Text Processing276.7 pages/s297 pages/s
Background Blur46.5 frames/s50.2 frames/s
Photo Processing113.9 frames/s114.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing14 MP/sec12.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
128.8
Apple M3
160.35

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 291.9 PPW 590.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 515.6 PPW 959.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.2 PPW 35.6 PPW
Blender / W 3.48 PPW 8.02 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced September, 4, 2024 October, 30, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Lunar Lake Apple M3
Model number 258V n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Apple M3 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 2.2 GHz 4.05 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.2 GHz2.75 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count88
Threads count88
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier22x40x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2560 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 17-37 W 20 W
Max TDP (Boost) 37 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2833 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 32 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 8 n/a

Results

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