Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (14-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) and Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
2269
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
1679
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
23435
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
10632
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
174
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
98
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
1729
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
510
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
4584
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
3404
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
38339
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
17409
Integer Math84.6 GOps/s58.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math86.2 GOps/s41.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search533 M primes/s67 M primes/s
Random String Sort55.8 M strings/s21.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption23.2 GB/s12.2 GB/s
Data Compression493 MB/s192 MB/s
Physics5216 frames/s1158 frames/s
Extended Instructions261 M matrices/s108 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
3899
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
2383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
22639
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
9767
File Compression2250 MB/s991.6 MB/s
Clang Compilation187.5 KLines/s69.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser586.6 pages/s238.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering624.4 MP/sec284.5 MP/sec
Text Processing367.3 pages/s239.3 pages/s
Background Blur86.9 frames/s41.7 frames/s
Photo Processing200.3 frames/s93.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.5 MP/sec14.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
112.89

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 492.2 PPW 651.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 833.5 PPW 1160.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 37.6 PPW 34 PPW
Blender / W n/a 7.53 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Intel
Announced October, 29, 2024 December, 14, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M4 Meteor Lake
Model number n/a 165U
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (20-core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 10 2
Threads 10 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 1.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores410
Threads410
Frequency2.59 GHz1.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.8 GHz
General
Cores count1412
Threads count1414
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier45x17x
L1 cache192 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 46 W 12-15 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 57 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 64 GB 96 GB
Channels 4 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 273 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
8 (72.73%)
3 (27.27%)
Total Votes: 11

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