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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs Apple M3
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread
Single-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
Apple M3
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
Apple M3
33 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
Apple M3
99 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
Apple M3
32 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
Apple M3
87 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.20 GHz
Apple M3
30 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
Apple M3
97 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.20 GHz
Apple M3
55 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
AI performance (NPU)
20C / 20T · 3.90 GHz
Apple M3
100 %
8C / 8T · 0.70 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20) | Apple M3 (6) |
| Architecture | Arrow Lake | M3 |
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M2 | |
| Successor | Apple M4 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 20 / 20 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Lion Cove 3.90 - 5.50 GHz |
4x Ibiza P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Skymont 3.30 - 4.60 GHz |
4x Ibiza E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 30.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M3 (10 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 160 / 1280 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M3 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
|
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 256 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M3 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 125 W | 22 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 177 W | |
| TDP up | 250 W | |
| TDP down | 15 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
|
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation |
| Release date | Q4/2024 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | 379 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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