Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 225, vs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
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)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2081
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
2172
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
17050
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
18569
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
125
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
170
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
940
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
1419
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
4436
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
4620
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
30711
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
33142
Integer Math66.3 GOps/s71.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math93.5 GOps/s72.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search367 M primes/s465 M primes/s
Random String Sort36.4 M strings/s47.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.5 GB/s19.8 GB/s
Data Compression303.4 MB/s415.7 MB/s
Physics2547 frames/s4826 frames/s
Extended Instructions268 M matrices/s222 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2791
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
3864
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
14020
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
20499
File Compression1210 MB/s2120 MB/s
Clang Compilation108.2 KLines/s165.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser327.3 pages/s484.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering351.5 MP/sec486.8 MP/sec
Text Processing320.3 pages/s368.5 pages/s
Background Blur69.3 frames/s84.2 frames/s
Photo Processing113.1 frames/s189.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing21.2 MP/sec25.9 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 215.7 PPW 539.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 472.5 PPW 872.2 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.5 PPW 37.3 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 29, 2024
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 225 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 6 8
Frequency 3.3 GHz 4.52 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.7 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1012
Threads count1012
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier33x45x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache20 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 38 W
Max TDP (Boost) 121 W n/a
Socket FCLGA-1851 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-8533
Max Size 256 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 273 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 24 n/a
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VMD, VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit
n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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2 (40%)
3 (60%)
Total Votes: 5

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