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

Key Specs Apple M4 (10-Core) and Intel Core Ultra 7 355
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 (10-Core)
2102
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
801
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Integer Math55.3 GOps/s43.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math50 GOps/s59.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search269 M primes/s183 M primes/s
Random String Sort34.8 M strings/s23.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.2 GB/s14.8 GB/s
Data Compression286.6 MB/s176.8 MB/s
Physics2525 frames/s1885 frames/s
Extended Instructions14 M matrices/s179 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
File Compression1500 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation118.3 KLines/s74.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser335.8 pages/s264 pages/s
PDF Rendering396.3 MP/sec293.7 MP/sec
Text Processing357.1 pages/s293.2 pages/s
Background Blur72.2 frames/s50.3 frames/s
Photo Processing141.5 frames/s122.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing17.8 MP/sec15.4 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
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

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 4.41 GHz 2.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores64
Threads64
Frequency2.59 GHz1.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.5 GHz
General
Cores count108
Threads count108
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier44x23x
L1 cache192 KB/coren/a
L2 cache16 KB/coren/a
L3 Cachen/a12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

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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