Apple M4 Ultra vs Apple M1

n/a out 100
Apple M4 Ultra
VS
52 out 100
Apple M1

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Ultra, vs Apple M1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Ultra and Apple M1
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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
2199
Apple M1
1514
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
44781
Apple M1
7800
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M1
108
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M1
445
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M1
3681
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M1
14147
Integer Mathn/a33.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a35.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a142 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a21.1 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a8.6 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a168.8 MB/s
Physicsn/a1364 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a69 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
4062
Apple M1
2383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
32871
Apple M1
8765
File Compressionn/a936.1 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a71.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a204.8 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a241.1 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a242.5 pages/s
Background Blurn/a34.8 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a79.9 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a9.28 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M1
95.27

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W n/a 626.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 1010.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 31.8 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.81 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced May, 1, 2025 November, 20, 2020
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Apple M4 Apple M1
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) Apple M1 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 24 4
Threads 24 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 3.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency2.89 GHz2.1 GHz
General
Cores count328
Threads count328
Multiplier45xn/a
L1 cachen/a192 KB/core
L2 cachen/a12 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 14 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR4X-4266
Max Size 192 GB 16 GB
Channels 8 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 68.25 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M1 the clear winner in this comparison.

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