M3 Ultra (32C80G) vs Intel Core i5-12600K
M3 Ultra (32C80G)
Intel Core i5-12600K
$265
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32 Cores
32 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
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10 Cores
16 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
LGA 1700
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iGPU
80-Core M3 Ultra
28.63 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
UHD 770 1450MHz
740 GFLOPS FP32
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GB6 Single-Core
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M3 Ultra (32C80G) - GB6S 3,220
x1.3
Core i5-12600K - GB6S 2,475
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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M3 Ultra (32C80G) - GB6M 27,750
x2.34
Core i5-12600K - GB6M 11,865
x1
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M3 Ultra (32C80G) - 819.2GB/s
x10.67
Core i5-12600K - 76.8GB/s
x1
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M3 Ultra (32C80G) - 180W
x1.44
Core i5-12600K - 125W
x1
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M3 Ultra (32C80G) - 28.63 TFLOPS FP32
x38.69
Core i5-12600K - 740 GFLOPS FP32
x1
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GB6S 3,220
79%
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GB6S 2,475
61%
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GB6M 27,750
104%
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GB6M 11,865
44%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23S 1,915
74%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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CB23M 17,680
41%
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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
Alder Lake
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Family
M Series
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Family
Core 12th Gen
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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
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
E-Core
Gracemont
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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
11/4/2021
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N3B
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Node
Intel 7
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Die Size
1005 mm²
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Die Size
202 mm²
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Transistor Count
184 Billion
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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Unknown
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LGA 1700 |
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32 Cores
24 P-Cores
8 E-Cores
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10 Cores
6 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
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32 Threads
24 P-Threads
8 E-Threads
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16 Threads
12 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
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P-Core
4.05GHz
-
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P-Core
3.7GHz
4.9GHz Boost
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E-Core
2.75GHz
-
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E-Core
2.8GHz
3.6GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Integrated Chipset
-
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Type
DMI
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-
-
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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-
-
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Lanes
8
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-
-
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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-
-
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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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
32KB/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
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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
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
-
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2MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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-
-
-
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L3
20MB Shared
12-way set associative
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96MB SLC Cache
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-
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Channels
8
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Channels
2
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Max Memory
128GB
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Max Memory
128GB
128GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
1024Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
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Clock
2400MHz
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
3200MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
819.2GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
51.2GB/s
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TDP
180W
-
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TDP
125W
150W Peak
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
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Included Cooler
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No PCIe
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PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
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80-Core M3 Ultra
10240 Shaders
1398MHz
28.63 TFLOPS FP32
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UHD 770 1450MHz
256 Shaders
1450MHz
740 GFLOPS FP32
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-
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GNA 3.0
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32 Cores
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-
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36 TOPS FP16
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-
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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