Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Apple M1 Pro

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, vs Apple M1 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U and Apple M1 Pro
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 7 255U
1803
Apple M1 Pro
1529
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
11890
Apple M1 Pro
12108
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
101
Apple M1 Pro
106
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
588
Apple M1 Pro
775
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
4229
Apple M1 Pro
3800
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
19791
Apple M1 Pro
21899
Integer Math75.3 GOps/s45.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math54.1 GOps/s64.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search69 M primes/s273 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.1 M strings/s32.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.5 GB/s12.2 GB/s
Data Compression207 MB/s273.4 MB/s
Physics1214 frames/s2671 frames/s
Extended Instructions126 M matrices/s122 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
2580
Apple M1 Pro
2328
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
10945
Apple M1 Pro
10305
File Compressionn/a1230 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a82.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a249.1 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a271.3 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a246.4 pages/s
Background Blurn/a36.9 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a102.5 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a10.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
n/a
Apple M1 Pro
186.87

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 729.7 PPW 343.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1319.4 PPW 730 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 39.2 PPW 25.8 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.23 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 6, 2025 October, 18, 2021
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M1
Model number 255U n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 8
Threads 4 8
Frequency 2.0 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores102
Threads102
Frequency1.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1210
Threads count1410
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier20xn/a
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core24 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 33.7 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 30 W
Max TDP (Boost) 57 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 110 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 128 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 204.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 20 n/a

Results

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

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