Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Apple M4 (8-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, vs Apple M4 (8-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U and Apple M4 (8-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 7 255U
1803
Apple M4 (8-Core)
2091
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
11890
Apple M4 (8-Core)
11228
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
101
Apple M4 (8-Core)
173
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
588
Apple M4 (8-Core)
911
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
4229
Apple M4 (8-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
19791
Apple M4 (8-Core)
n/a
Integer Math75.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math54.1 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search69 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort22.1 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption12.5 GB/sn/a
Data Compression207 MB/sn/a
Physics1214 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions126 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
2580
Apple M4 (8-Core)
3671
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
10945
Apple M4 (8-Core)
13670

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 729.7 PPW 683.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1319.4 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 39.2 PPW 45.6 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 6, 2025 October, 29, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 255U n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 GPU (8-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 2.0 GHz 4.41 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores104
Threads104
Frequency1.7 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHzn/a
General
Cores count128
Threads count148
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier20x44x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 20 W
Max TDP (Boost) 57 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-7500
Max Size 128 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 120 GB

Other

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (8-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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