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

Summary

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

Core Config

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

Clocks

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

Cache

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

Memory

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

Power & Thermals

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

Expansion

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

iGPU

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

NPU

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

Chip

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

Fabrication

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

Images

Used In

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All-in-Ones iMac 24(M3, Two Ports, Late 2023)	All-in-Ones -

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