Apple M3 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (98/100)
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads overall with a score of 98/100 compared to Apple M3 (67/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M3:
- + Higher Efficiency score (85 vs 76)
Why choose Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus:
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 87)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 85.0 Very Good WINNER | 76.0 Good |
| Performance | 87.0 Very Good | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.75 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.05 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 16 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 3MB (per core) |
| Multiplier | 40x | 37x |
| P-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Bus Frequency | — | 100 MHz |
| L3 Cache | — | 36MB (shared) |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | — | 4.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | — | 5.4 GHz |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 50.2 images/sec | 116 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 94.7 Klines/sec | 297.3 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 1260 MB/sec | 2000 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264.5 pages/sec | 635.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 313.9 Mpixels/sec | 716 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 114.8 images/sec | 210.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.9 Mpixels/sec | 59 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 297 pages/sec | 447.5 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M3 | Arrow Lake |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| Released | October 30, 2023 | March 12, 2026 |
| Successor | -Apple M5 (10-Core) | — |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Vendor | Apple | Intel |
| AMD Equivalent | — | -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| Model number | — | 270K+ |
Memory Support
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 24 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-6400 | - DDR5-7200 |
Misc
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Official Site | — | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | — | 24 |
Package
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 105°C |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCLGA-1851 |
| TDP (PL1) | 20 W | 125 W |
| Transistors | 25 billions | 17.8 billions |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | — | 250 W |
PassMark
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 225 MBytes/sec | 803 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 11.5 GBytes/sec | 59 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10B Matrices/sec | 63.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 231M Primes/sec | 612M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 48.3 GOps/sec | 229.2 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 42.6 GOps/sec | 175.8 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1867 Frames/sec | 4038 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 27.3M Strings/sec | 96.8M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 8.02 PPW | 4.92 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 35.6 PPW | 19.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 590.8 PPW | 219.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 953.3 PPW | 547.7 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-06-16(darkknightSup) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-08-22(doannguyenmfs) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-04-07(IdiotStick) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
| 📘 2026-04-11(Daniel Comeau) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
| 📘 2026-06-13(sparehobos) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-06-25(Adnan) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-08-12(coolguy) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
iGPU
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 160 | 64 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1380 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 GPU | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| ROPs | 40 | 16 |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 512 |
| TGP | 15 W | 14 W |
| TMUs | 80 | 32 |
Cinebench
| Specification | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | — | 9722 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | — | 595 |
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