Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (10-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355. 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 | 55.3 GOps/s | 43.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 50 GOps/s | 59.2 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 269 M primes/s | 183 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 34.8 M strings/s | 23.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 15.2 GB/s | 14.8 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 286.6 MB/s | 176.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 2525 frames/s | 1885 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 14 M matrices/s | 179 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1500 MB/s | 1050 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 118.3 KLines/s | 74.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 335.8 pages/s | 264 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 396.3 MP/sec | 293.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 357.1 pages/s | 293.2 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 72.2 frames/s | 50.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 141.5 frames/s | 122.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 17.8 MP/sec | 15.4 MP/sec |
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 686.4 PPW | 450.1 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 1092.1 PPW | 805.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 44.4 PPW | 32 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | May, 7, 2024 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Panther Lake |
| Model number | n/a | 355 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Xe3 Graphics |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.41 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores count | 10 | 8 |
| Threads count | 10 | 8 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 44x | 23x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | n/a |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 12 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 22 W | 15-25 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 55 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCBGA2540 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-7500 | - LPDDR5X-7467 - DDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 120 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 12 |
Note
Apple M4 (10-Core):
SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
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