Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs Apple M3

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, vs Apple M3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H 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 9 285H
2074
Apple M3
1904
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
22212
Apple M3
10454
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
129
Apple M3
140
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
1155
Apple M3
712
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
4473
Apple M3
4742
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
32761
Apple M3
19187
Integer Math83.4 GOps/s42.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math106.9 GOps/s48.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search340 M primes/s235 M primes/s
Random String Sort38.3 M strings/s27.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption24.7 GB/s11.5 GB/s
Data Compression311.8 MB/s228.1 MB/s
Physics2510 frames/s1866 frames/s
Extended Instructions252 M matrices/s10 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
3074
Apple M3
3009
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
17628
Apple M3
11815
File Compression1470 MB/s1260 MB/s
Clang Compilation136.6 KLines/s94.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser434.7 pages/s264.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering529.3 MP/sec313.9 MP/sec
Text Processing353 pages/s297 pages/s
Background Blur79.5 frames/s50.2 frames/s
Photo Processing172 frames/s114.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing27.1 MP/sec12.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
205.02
Apple M3
160.35

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 391.7 PPW 590.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 728 PPW 959.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 25.7 PPW 35.6 PPW
Blender / W 4.56 PPW 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 285H n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Apple M3 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Frequency 2.9 GHz 4.05 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores104
Threads104
Frequency2.7 GHz2.75 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count168
Threads count168
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier29x40x
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) 35-45 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

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