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Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) vs Intel Core i3-14100F

Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
—Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-14100F
45.7Inno Score
—Single-core65.8
—Multi-core36.4
52.5Gamingspec-based38.5
7 spec wins — Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)1 spec wins — Intel Core i3-14100F

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

  • 800% higher cores: 36 vs 4
  • 350% higher threads: 36 vs 8
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 4
  • 167% higher Max memory: 512 GB vs 192 GB
  • 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-14100F

  • Lower launch price: $109 vs $12,299

General

General comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-14100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-14100F
Announced20262024
Socket—LGA1700
Process3 nm+70%10 nm
Base TDP—58 W
Max turbo power—110 W
Unlocked multiplier—No
Cooler included—Yes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-14100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-14100F
Cores36+800%4
Performance cores12+200%4
Efficiency cores240
Threads36+350%8
Base clock—3.5 GHz
Boost clock4.6 GHz4.7 GHz+2%
L2 cache—5 MB
L3 cache—12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-14100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-14100F
iGPUApple 80-core GPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-14100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-14100F
Memory support—DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
Max memory512 GB+167%192 GB
Memory channels—2

Platform

Platform comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-14100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-14100F
PCIe version—5
CPU PCIe lanes—20

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-14100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-14100F
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,450Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—8,600Bottom 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,830Top 36%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—9,100Bottom 31%
PassMark—14,500Bottom 26%

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