Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs Apple M4 Max (14-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 235, vs Apple M4 Max (14-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and Apple M4 Max (14-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 5 235
2108
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
2190
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
22689
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
22836
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
127
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
185
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
1228
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
1741
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
4530
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
4613
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
40621
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
38582
Integer Math94.1 GOps/s84.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math126.5 GOps/s86.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search403 M primes/s542 M primes/s
Random String Sort50.2 M strings/s55.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption31.4 GB/s23.2 GB/s
Data Compression418.2 MB/s494.3 MB/s
Physics3151 frames/s5623 frames/s
Extended Instructions352 M matrices/s267 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
2967
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
3996
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
17838
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
23275
File Compression1370 MB/s2360 MB/s
Clang Compilation144.6 KLines/s191.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser421.5 pages/s604.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering487.4 MP/sec588.1 MP/sec
Text Processing332.5 pages/s375.9 pages/s
Background Blur84.8 frames/s86.9 frames/s
Photo Processing153.9 frames/s216.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.6 MP/sec30.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
267.72
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 274.4 PPW 375.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 624.9 PPW 622.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW 28.1 PPW
Blender / W 4.12 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 30, 2024
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 235 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 10
Threads 6 10
Frequency 3.4 GHz 4.52 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency2.9 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1414
Threads count1414
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier34x45x
L1 cache192 KB/coren/a
L2 cache3000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 62 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 128 GB
Channels 2 8
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 410 GB

Other

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

Results

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

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