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Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
Brand: Apple
Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)

Last updated: 2025-03-06

The Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) has 28 cores with 28 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Apple M series series. The processor was released in Q1/2025. The Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) scores 2,150 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 42,000 points.

At a glance
Name:	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
Family:	Apple M series (32)
CPU group:	Apple M3 Ultra (2)
Architecture:	M3
Technology:	3 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) is 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	28 / 28
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	20x Palma P-Core
B-Core:	8x Palma E-Core

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz)

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications:	32 Neural cores @ 70 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) uses the Apple M3 Ultra (60 Core), which has 7680 texture shaders and 960 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Apple M3 Ultra (60 Core)
GPU frequency:	0.39 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.40 GHz
Compute units:	960
Shader:	7680
Hardware Raytracing:	Yes
Release date:	Q1/2025

Max. displays:	8
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:	3 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	256 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 256 GB memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 818.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR5-6400	818.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	256 GB
Memory channels:	8 (Octa Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	4.0
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 115 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	115 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) is made in 3 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 80.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	3 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	--
L2-Cache:	80.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	macOS, iPadOS

Virtualization:	Apple Virtualization Framework
Instruction set (ISA):	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date:	Q1/2025
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
28C 28T @ 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.70 GHz	145
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	142
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 4.06 GHz	141
	Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU) 32C 32T @ 4.06 GHz	141
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	139
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	139
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	139

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	5531
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	3685
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 4.30 GHz	3302
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 4.06 GHz	2700
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	2504
	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.70 GHz	2416
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2393

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6C 12T @ 5.30 GHz	1976
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	1976
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHzNot verified	1975
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 4.06 GHz	1968
	Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU) 32C 32T @ 4.06 GHz	1968
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	1964
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	1964

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	42871
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	42871
	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	42620
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 3.60 GHz	42000
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz	40976
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	40837
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz	40535

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	3228
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	3228
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600 6C 12T @ 5.20 GHz	3167
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 4.06 GHz	3125
	Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU) 32C 32T @ 4.06 GHz	3125
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265 20C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	3115
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265F 20C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	3115

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 3.60 GHz	39000
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	26562
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	25442
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	24780
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	24662
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	24662
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz	24535

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	2177
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	2177
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	2166
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 4.06 GHz	2150
	Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU) 32C 32T @ 4.06 GHz	2150
	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2147
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2147

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	55282
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	43613
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	42350
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 3.60 GHz	42000
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	36215
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	34670
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	29745

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 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU) Apple M3 Ultra (80 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	28400
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) Apple M3 Ultra (60 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	21300
	Sony Playstation 5 Pro AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5 Pro) @ 2.35 GHz	16700
	Microsoft XBox Series X AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) @ 1.83 GHz	12150
	Sony Playstation 5 AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz	10300
	Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.30 GHz	4559
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.90 GHz	4513

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 0.70 GHz	70
	Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU) 32C 32T @ 0.70 GHz	70
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	16
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.35 GHz	16
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700GE 8C 16T @ 3.65 GHz	16
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	16
	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	16

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
362 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
359 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
646 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
626 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,886 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,820 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

AI performance (NPU)
182 entries

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