M3 Ultra (28C60G) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285
M3 Ultra (28C60G)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
$579
28 Cores
28 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
|
24 Cores
24 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
LGA 1851
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iGPU
60-Core M3 Ultra
21.47 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
Graphics 4C 2000MHz
2.05 TFLOPS FP32
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GB6 Single-Core
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M3 Ultra (28C60G) - GB6S 3,220
x1.02
Core Ultra 9 285 - GB6S 3,150
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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M3 Ultra (28C60G) - GB6M 27,750
x1.38
Core Ultra 9 285 - GB6M 20,110
x1
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M3 Ultra (28C60G) - 819.2GB/s
x8
Core Ultra 9 285 - 102.4GB/s
x1
|
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M3 Ultra (28C60G) - 180W
x2.77
Core Ultra 9 285 - 65W
x1
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M3 Ultra (28C60G) - 21.47 TFLOPS FP32
x10.47
Core Ultra 9 285 - 2.05 TFLOPS FP32
x1
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M3 Ultra (28C60G) - 36 TOPS FP16
x2.77
Core Ultra 9 285 - 13 TOPS INT8
x1
GB6S 3,220
79%
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GB6S 3,150
78%
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GB6M 27,750
104%
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GB6M 20,110
75%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Intel
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
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Architecture
Arrow Lake
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Family
M Series
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Family
Core Ultra Series 2
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Codename
Palma
M3 Ultra
P-Core
AS13P
E-Core
AS13E
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Codename
-
Arrow Lake-S-8P-16E
P-Core
Lion Cove
E-Core
Skymont
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
3/5/2025
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Release Date
1/6/2025
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Foundry
TSMC
-
-
-
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Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
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Node
N3B
-
-
-
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Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
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Die Size
1005 mm²
-
-
-
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Die Size
135 mm²
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
184 Billion
|
Transistor Count
Unknown
|
Unknown
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LGA 1851 |
28 Cores
20 P-Cores
8 E-Cores
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24 Cores
8 P-Cores
16 E-Cores
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28 Threads
20 P-Threads
8 E-Threads
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24 Threads
8 P-Threads
16 E-Threads
|
P-Core
4.05GHz
-
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P-Core
2.5GHz
5.6GHz Boost
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E-Core
2.75GHz
-
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E-Core
1.9GHz
4.6GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
-
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Type
DMI
|
-
-
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
|
-
-
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Lanes
8
|
-
-
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
|
-
-
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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L0 Instruction
|
L0 Instruction
|
L0 Data
|
L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
|
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L2
-
-
64MB Shared
16-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
-
-
16MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
|
-
-
-
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L3
36MB Shared
12-way set associative
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96MB SLC Cache
|
-
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Channels
8
|
Channels
2
|
Max Memory
128GB
|
Max Memory
192GB
|
ECC
Not Supported
|
ECC
Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
1024Bit
|
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
|
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
|
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
|
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
819.2GB/s
|
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
|
TDP
180W
-
|
TDP
65W
182W Peak
|
Temp
100°C Max
|
Temp
105°C Max
|
Included Cooler
Not Included
|
Included Cooler
Laminar RH1
|
No PCIe
|
PCIe 5.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
|
60-Core M3 Ultra
7680 Shaders
1398MHz
21.47 TFLOPS FP32
|
Graphics 4C 2000MHz
512 Shaders
2000MHz
2.05 TFLOPS FP32
|
-
|
AI Boost 3
|
32 Cores
|
2 Cores
|
36 TOPS FP16
|
13 TOPS INT8
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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