Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Apple M3

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, vs Apple M3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265 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 7 265
2156
Apple M3
1904
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
28684
Apple M3
10454
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
131
Apple M3
140
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
1519
Apple M3
712
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
4714
Apple M3
4742
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
49003
Apple M3
19187
Integer Math139.9 GOps/s42.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math174.3 GOps/s48.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search412 M primes/s235 M primes/s
Random String Sort61.5 M strings/s27.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption39.2 GB/s11.5 GB/s
Data Compression500.2 MB/s228.1 MB/s
Physics3128 frames/s1866 frames/s
Extended Instructions384 M matrices/s10 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
2992
Apple M3
3009
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
19813
Apple M3
11815
File Compression1350 MB/s1260 MB/s
Clang Compilation172.4 KLines/s94.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser416.8 pages/s264.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering560.4 MP/sec313.9 MP/sec
Text Processing337.1 pages/s297 pages/s
Background Blur88.5 frames/s50.2 frames/s
Photo Processing158.7 frames/s114.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.1 MP/sec12.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
338.98
Apple M3
160.35

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 304.8 PPW 590.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 753.9 PPW 959.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 23.4 PPW 35.6 PPW
Blender / W 5.22 PPW 8.02 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 30, 2023
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M3
Model number 265 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Apple M3 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.4 GHz 4.05 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores124
Threads124
Frequency1.8 GHz2.75 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count208
Threads count208
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier24x40x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 20 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W n/a
Socket FCLGA-1851 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 256 GB 24 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 102.4 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 n/a
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
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Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 7 265 the clear winner in this comparison.

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