Intel Core Ultra 7 265U vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265U and Apple M4 Pro (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 7 265U
1820
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
2269
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
12315
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
23435
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
102
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
174
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
597
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
1729
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
3745
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
4584
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
18632
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
38339
Integer Math64.4 GOps/s84.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math46.3 GOps/s86.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search73 M primes/s533 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.7 M strings/s55.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption13.4 GB/s23.2 GB/s
Data Compression202 MB/s493 MB/s
Physics1313 frames/s5216 frames/s
Extended Instructions109 M matrices/s261 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
2601
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
3899
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
11230
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
22639
File Compressionn/a2250 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a187.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a586.6 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a624.4 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a367.3 pages/s
Background Blurn/a86.9 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a200.3 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a30.5 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 748.7 PPW 492.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1242.1 PPW 833.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 39.8 PPW 37.6 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 265U n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 GPU (20-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 10
Threads 4 10
Frequency 2.1 GHz 4.52 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores104
Threads104
Frequency1.7 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1214
Threads count1414
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier21x45x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 46 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-8533
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 273 GB

Other

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

Results

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

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