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The Apple M3 Ultra takes the lead in gaming due to its strong multi-threaded throughput and excellent single-core performance. Its iGPU also outperforms the Intel Core i9 12900K's integrated graphics.
The Apple M3 Ultra excels in creative workloads thanks to its 24 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design and strong multi-threaded throughput. This design provides a significant advantage over the Intel Core i9 12900K's 8 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design.
The Apple M3 Ultra leads in power efficiency due to its excellent power efficiency and 24 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design, which allows for better power management. This results in a significant power efficiency advantage over the Intel Core i9 12900K.
89 | Single-Core Performance | 74 |
100 | Multi-Core Performance | 63 |
85 | Power Efficiency |
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99 | Integrated Graphics | 31 |
94 | QucikComparison Final Score | 68 |
| 32 | Cores | 16 |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 133 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 109 |
| 2753 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1526 |
| 3247 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2633 |
| 28128 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17003 |
| 2690 MB/sec | File compression | 1260 MB/sec |
| 319.2 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 146.1 Klines/sec |
| 819.6 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 414.2 pages/sec |
| 701.5 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 480.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 327.5 pages/sec | Text processing | 273.2 pages/sec |
| 63.2 images/sec | Background blur | 69.4 images/sec |
| 190.9 images/sec | Photo processing | 147.8 images/sec |
| 61.5 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 34.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 5048 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4129 |
| 72769 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 41154 |
| 181.1 GOps/sec | Integer math | 139.2 GOps/sec |
| 187.7 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 105.4 GOps/sec |
| 1055M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 146M Primes/sec |
| 122.7M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 57.1M Strings/sec |
| 49.2 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 29.6 GBytes/sec |
| 1073.7 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 536.9 MBytes/sec |
| 8805 Frames/sec | Physics | 2211 Frames/sec |
| 54.5B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 33.6B Matrices/sec |
| 717.7 | Blender CPU | 366.86 |
| 19.7 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.2 PPW |
| 200.9 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 136 PPW |
| 519.8 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 329.2 PPW |
| 5.13 PPW | Blender / Watt | 2.93 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 24 | P-Cores | 8 |
| 24 | P-Threads | 16 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3,2 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 8 | E-Cores | 8 |
| 8 | E-Threads | 8 |
| 2.75 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 32 | Total Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Total Threads | 24 |
| 40x | Multiplier | 32x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| 64MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 14MB (shared) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| 1380 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz |
| 10240 | Shading Units | 256 |
| 640 | TMUs | 16 |
| 320 | ROPs | 8 |
| 1280 | Execution Units | 32 |
| 28.3 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| 512 GB | Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| 64 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 819.3 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | Yes |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| March 5, 2025 | Released | October 27, 2021 |
| Desktop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M3 | Codename | Alder Lake |
| — | Model number | i9-12900K |
| Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 184 billions | Transistors | — |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 140 W | TDP (PL1) | 125 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
