Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Apple M4 (8-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285, vs Apple M4 (8-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285 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 9 285
2180
Apple M4 (8-Core)
2091
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
33289
Apple M4 (8-Core)
11228
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
133
Apple M4 (8-Core)
173
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
1978
Apple M4 (8-Core)
911
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
3196
Apple M4 (8-Core)
3671
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
21640
Apple M4 (8-Core)
13670
File Compression1500 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation234.5 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser453.4 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering585.9 MP/secn/a
Text Processing358.6 pages/sn/a
Background Blur87 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing147.8 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing47.9 MP/secn/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 332.9 PPW 683.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 30.4 PPW 45.6 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 29, 2024
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 285 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Apple M4 GPU (8-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.5 GHz 4.41 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores164
Threads164
Frequency1.9 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count248
Threads count248
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier25x44x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 20 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, TVB, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285 the clear winner in this comparison.

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Total Votes: 5

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