Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, vs Apple M4 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and Apple M4 (10-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 7 265
2156
Apple M4 (10-Core)
2102
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
28684
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
131
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
1519
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
4714
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
49003
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Integer Math139.9 GOps/s55.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math174.3 GOps/s50 GOps/s
Prime Number Search412 M primes/s269 M primes/s
Random String Sort61.5 M strings/s34.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption39.2 GB/s15.2 GB/s
Data Compression500.2 MB/s286.6 MB/s
Physics3128 frames/s2525 frames/s
Extended Instructions384 M matrices/s14 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
2992
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
19813
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
File Compression1350 MB/s1500 MB/s
Clang Compilation172.4 KLines/s118.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser416.8 pages/s335.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering560.4 MP/sec396.3 MP/sec
Text Processing337.1 pages/s357.1 pages/s
Background Blur88.5 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Photo Processing158.7 frames/s141.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.1 MP/sec17.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
338.98
Apple M4 (10-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 304.8 PPW 686.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 753.9 PPW 1092.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 23.4 PPW 44.4 PPW
Blender / W 5.22 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 May, 7, 2024
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 265 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.4 GHz 4.41 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores126
Threads126
Frequency1.8 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2010
Threads count2010
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier24x44x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 22 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W n/a
Socket FCLGA-1851 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-7500
Max Size 256 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 120 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, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

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Total Votes: 4

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