Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX vs Apple M4 Max (16-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, vs Apple M4 Max (16-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and Apple M4 Max (16-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 9 275HX
2089
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2281
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
31232
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
27399
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
138
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
187
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
2223
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2044
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
4707
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
4535
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
56504
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
43718
Integer Math157.3 GOps/s98.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math196.3 GOps/s101.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search449 M primes/s622 M primes/s
Random String Sort77 M strings/s64.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption48.7 GB/s26.9 GB/s
Data Compression624.8 MB/s572.4 MB/s
Physics3093 frames/s6478 frames/s
Extended Instructions485 M matrices/s297 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
3001
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
3986
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
20451
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
26190
File Compression1480 MB/s2680 MB/s
Clang Compilation216.2 KLines/s219.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser435.5 pages/s699.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering545.5 MP/sec771.1 MP/sec
Text Processing344.8 pages/s381.1 pages/s
Background Blur78.6 frames/s92.2 frames/s
Photo Processing156.4 frames/s236.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing46.2 MP/sec36.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
359.87
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 371.8 PPW 374.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1027.3 PPW 624.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 40.4 PPW 29.2 PPW
Blender / W 6.54 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 6, 2025 October, 30, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 275HX n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 12
Threads 8 12
Frequency 2.7 GHz 4.52 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores164
Threads164
Frequency2.1 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2416
Threads count2416
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier27x45x
L1 cache112 KB/coren/a
L2 cache2000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache36 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 70 W
Max TDP (Boost) 160 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2114 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-8533
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 8
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 546 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 24 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max (16-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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