Intel Core Ultra 9 288V vs Apple M3 Pro
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 288V with 8-cores against the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Pro with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
- Newer - released 10 months later
- Newer PCI Express version โ 5.0
Advantages of Apple M3 Pro
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More powerful Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) integrated graphics: 6.4 vs 4.2 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 36 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3163 vs 2864 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#141st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1020 MB/sec | 1560 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 69 Klines/sec | 132.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 278.5 pages/sec | 382.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 290.7 Mpixels/sec | 393.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 312.1 pages/sec | 301 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 49.8 images/sec | 61.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117 images/sec | 144.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.5 Mpixels/sec | 19.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 44 GOps/sec | 55.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 59.5 GOps/sec | 64.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 194M Primes/sec | 240M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 22.6M Strings/sec | 35.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 14.1 GBytes/sec | 14.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 186.1 MBytes/sec | 288.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1634 Frames/sec | 2060 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 15.6B Matrices/sec | 14.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17 PPW | 35.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 299.2 PPW | 517.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 534.6 PPW | 801.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.63 PPW | 7.62 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
No benchmark results yet
Apple M3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-01-25 (Kirich) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3198 / 14601 |
| ๐ 2026-01-25 (Kirich) | Cinebench 2024 | 150 / 946 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V and Apple M3 ProGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | September 4, 2024 | October 30, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Lunar Lake | Apple M3 |
| Model number | 288V | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#72nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.3 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.3 GHz | 2.75 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.7 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 33x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2560K (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 37 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 17-37 W (configurable) | 30 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 37 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2833 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (83rd and 44th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2050 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 2304 |
| TMUs | - | 144 |
| ROPs | - | 72 |
| Execution Units | - | 288 |
| TGP | 30 W | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 | - LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 36 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 12 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 153.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 8 | - |
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