Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, vs Apple M4 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H 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 9 285H
2074
Apple M4 (10-Core)
2102
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
22212
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
129
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
1155
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
4473
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
32761
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Integer Math83.4 GOps/s55.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math106.9 GOps/s50 GOps/s
Prime Number Search340 M primes/s269 M primes/s
Random String Sort38.3 M strings/s34.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption24.7 GB/s15.2 GB/s
Data Compression311.8 MB/s286.6 MB/s
Physics2510 frames/s2525 frames/s
Extended Instructions252 M matrices/s14 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
3074
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
17628
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
File Compression1470 MB/s1500 MB/s
Clang Compilation136.6 KLines/s118.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser434.7 pages/s335.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering529.3 MP/sec396.3 MP/sec
Text Processing353 pages/s357.1 pages/s
Background Blur79.5 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Photo Processing172 frames/s141.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing27.1 MP/sec17.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
205.02
Apple M4 (10-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 391.7 PPW 686.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 728 PPW 1092.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 25.7 PPW 44.4 PPW
Blender / W 4.56 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 6, 2025 May, 7, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 285H n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Apple M4 GPU (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Frequency 2.9 GHz 4.41 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores106
Threads106
Frequency2.7 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1610
Threads count1610
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier29x44x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 22 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 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 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 28 n/a

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

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