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The Apple M3 Ultra takes the lead in gaming with its strong iGPU performance and slightly higher overall score. Its 99 iGPU score gives it a decisive edge.
The Apple M3 Ultra dominates in creative workloads with its perfect memory score and significantly higher overall score, making it the clear winner.
Both CPUs have excellent power efficiency, with the Apple M3 Ultra's 85 efficiency score and the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H's 84 efficiency score resulting in a tie.
89 | Single-Core Performance | 84 |
100 | Multi-Core Performance | 58 |
85 | Power Efficiency | 84 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | 99 |
94 | QucikComparison Final Score | 75 |
| 32 | Cores | 16 |
| 140 W | TDP | 15-25 W (configurable) |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 2 nm |
| 133 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 130 |
| 2753 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1324 |
| 3247 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3026 |
| 28128 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17545 |
| 2690 MB/sec | File compression | 1490 MB/sec |
| 319.2 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 141.1 Klines/sec |
| 819.6 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 477.4 pages/sec |
| 701.5 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 539.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 327.5 pages/sec | Text processing | 323.1 pages/sec |
| 63.2 images/sec | Background blur | 61.5 images/sec |
| 190.9 images/sec | Photo processing | 177.3 images/sec |
| 61.5 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 28.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 5048 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4367 |
| 72769 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 36317 |
| 181.1 GOps/sec | Integer math | 90.6 GOps/sec |
| 187.7 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 112.3 GOps/sec |
| 1055M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 381M Primes/sec |
| 122.7M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 48.7M Strings/sec |
| 49.2 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 30 GBytes/sec |
| 1073.7 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 392.3 MBytes/sec |
| 8805 Frames/sec | Physics | 3460 Frames/sec |
| 54.5B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 32.9B Matrices/sec |
| 717.7 | Blender CPU | 297.18 |
| 19.7 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 53 PPW |
| 200.9 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 701.8 PPW |
| 519.8 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1452.7 PPW |
| 5.13 PPW | Blender / Watt | 11.89 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 24 | P-Cores | 4 |
| 24 | P-Threads | 4 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 8 | E-Cores | 12 |
| 8 | E-Threads | 12 |
| 2.75 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 32 | Total Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Total Threads | 16 |
| 40x | Multiplier | 21x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| 64MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 2560K (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc B390 |
| 1380 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz |
| 10240 | Shading Units | 1536 |
| 640 | TMUs | 48 |
| 320 | ROPs | 24 |
| 1280 | Execution Units | 12 |
| 28.3 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 7.7 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| 512 GB | Max. Memory Size | 96 GB |
| 64 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 819.3 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| March 5, 2025 | Released | January 5, 2026 |
| Desktop | Type | Laptop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M3 | Codename | Panther Lake |
| — | Model number | 388H |
| Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc B390 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 184 billions | Transistors | — |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 2 nm |
| 140 W | TDP (PL1) | 15-25 W (configurable) |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | FCBGA2540 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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