Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs Apple M3 (8C8G) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.5GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP 17W	TDP 30W
Bandwidth 136.5GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU Arc 130V 1850MHz	iGPU 8-Core M3
Peak·FP32·FP16 106.1 TOPSINT4 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 2833	Socket -

Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	8 Cores 4P 4E
8 Threads 4P 4E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.5GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L0i 64KB	L0i -
L0d 48KB	L0d -
L1i - 64KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 192KB P 32KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 2.5MB P - 4MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 8MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 8533MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 136.5GB/s	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s UC·Spec·OC 136.5GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 17W	TDP 30W
cTDP-down 8W	cTDP-down -
Peak Power 37W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 5.0 x4 15.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth
PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth	-

iGPU

iGPU Arc 130V 1850MHz	iGPU 8-Core M3
Shaders 896	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.85GHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 106.1 TOPSINT4 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model AI Boost 4	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores 5	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 40 TOPSINT8	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Lunar Lake	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family Core Ultra Series 2	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Lunar Lake-V 3Die Lunar Lake-MXVariant Lion CoveP-Core SkymontE-Core	Codename Ibiza - M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Sep 3, 2024	Release Date Oct 30, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Other Foundries IntelFIB TSMCIO	Other Foundries -
Fabrication Node N3B 22nmFIB N6IO	Fabrication Node N3B - -
Die Size 140mm² 46mm²IO	Die Size 153mm² -
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 25 Billion
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops XPS 13(9350, Late 2024)Galaxy Book5 Pro 14(Early 2025)Galaxy Book5 Pro 16(Early 2025) Show 1 more	Laptops -
All-in-Ones -	All-in-Ones iMac 24(M3, Two Ports, Late 2023)

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