Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (16-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 98.8 GOps/s | 98.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 101.4 GOps/s | 73.4 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 622 M primes/s | 123 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 64.9 M strings/s | 39.6 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 26.9 GB/s | 19.9 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 572.4 MB/s | 340.2 MB/s |
| Physics | 6478 frames/s | 1962 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 297 M matrices/s | 203 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2680 MB/s | 1270 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 219.7 KLines/s | 102.8 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 699.3 pages/s | 342.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 771.1 MP/sec | 389.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 381.1 pages/s | 245.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 92.2 frames/s | 45.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 236.2 frames/s | 131.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 36.1 MP/sec | 23.3 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 374.1 PPW | 209.4 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 624.5 PPW | 452.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 29.2 PPW | 15.2 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 3.08 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | October, 30, 2024 | December, 14, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Meteor Lake |
| Model number | n/a | 185H |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.52 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.8 GHz |
| Cores count | 16 | 16 |
| Threads count | 16 | 22 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 45x | 23x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 112 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 2000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 24 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 70 W | 35-65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 115 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCBGA-2049 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 110 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-8533 | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 96 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 546 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 28 |
| Tech | n/a | - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max (16-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
