Apple M3 Ultra (28C60G) vs Intel Core i7-980X Full Specs

Summary

28 Cores(20P+8E) 28 Threads(20P+8E) 4.05GHz	6 Cores 12 Threads 3.33GHz
TDP 300W	TDP 130W
Bandwidth 819.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 25.6GB/s DDR3
iGPU 60-Core M3 Ultra	iGPU -
Peak·FP32·FP16 21.2 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 -
Socket -	Socket LGA 1366

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M3 Ultra (28C60G)3,221

x5.84

Core i7-980X552

x1

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Core Config

28 Cores 20P 8E	6 Cores 6P -
28 Threads 20P 8E	12 Threads 12P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 3.33GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 3.6GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 32KB P -
L2 64MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 256KB P - -
L3 -	L3 12MB
SLC Cache 96MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type DDR3
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 8	Channels 3
Bus Width 1024-bit	Bus Width 192-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 1066MT/s
Bandwidth 819.2GB/s	Bandwidth 25.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 819.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1066MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 300W	TDP 130W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -
T-Case -	T-Case 67.9°C Max
Voltage Range -	Voltage Range -
Included Cooler -	Included Cooler 1

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type QPI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 16-bit
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 6.4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 12.8GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x32 63GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 60-Core M3 Ultra	iGPU -
Shaders 7680	Shaders -
Boost Clock 1.38GHz	Boost Clock -
Peak·FP32·FP16 21.2 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 -

NPU

NPU Model H15 Erebus	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 32	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 36 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Westmere
Family M Series	Family Core 1st Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Palma-D M3 UltraVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Gulftown - - -
Market Segment Workstation	Market Segment Workstation
Release Date Mar 5, 2025	Release Date Mar 1, 2010

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node 32nm
Die Size 954mm²	Die Size 240mm²
Transistor Count 184 Billion	Transistor Count 1.2 Billion
Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 5 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Desktops Mac Studio(M3 Ultra, Early 2025)

Desktops -

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