Apple M3 (8-GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL

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Apple M3 (8-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL

CPU comparison

Apple M3 (8-GPU) or Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.06 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL has 8 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL was released in Q2/2024.
Apple M series (25) Family Intel Core Ultra 3 (1)
Apple M3 (6) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100UL (5)
3 Generation 1
M3 Architecture Meteor Lake PS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz). The Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 10
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)
4x P-Core		 A-Core 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz)
4x E-Core		 B-Core 1.00 GHz (3.50 GHz)
4x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware Intel AI engine
16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Apple M3 (8 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
3 nm Technology 5 nm
2 Max. displays 4
128 Compute units 48
1024 Shader 384
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
24 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Apple M3 (8 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
LPDDR5-6400 Memory DDR5-5600
24 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache 10.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL is 15 W.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
22 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
10 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL cache has a total of 10.00 MB.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
3 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1851
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
Apple M3 (8 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
2840 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz
1340 (47%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
137 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
659 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
1965 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10437 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
2150 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10450 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
3125 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
11863 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
10,437 CB R23 MC @ 22 W
474 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz
35 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
Apple iMac 24 (2023) Unknown

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