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Comparing Apple M3 Pro vs. Intel Core Ultra 5 230F

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Apple M3 Pro is 4% faster than the Core Ultra 5 230F

Averaged over 2 rendering benchmarks, the Apple M3 Pro leads in 1 of them. The biggest gap is in V-Ray, where the Apple M3 Pro scores 11% higher.

6,907 · Apple M3 Pro
7,644* · Core Ultra 5 230F
18,080 · Apple M3 Pro
19,886* · Core Ultra 5 230F
1,045 · Apple M3 Pro
1,128* · Core Ultra 5 230F
3,123* · Apple M3 Pro
5,148* · Core Ultra 5 230F
41 · Apple M3 Pro
37 · Core Ultra 5 230F
219 · Apple M3 Pro
224 · Core Ultra 5 230F
4,060* · Apple M3 Pro
3,802* · Core Ultra 5 230F

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Apple M3 Pro
Apple M3 Pro
20 h 50 min
Core Ultra 5 230F
20 h 22 min
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9 min 136× faster
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Ranking by benchmarks

Cinebench R20

Cinebench R23

Cinebench 2024

Cinebench R15

V-Ray benchmark

Blender benchmark

Cinebench 2026

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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