Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Jan 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Processor Number
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255U
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2049
Power Consumption
70 W
12-15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
110 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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57 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
2
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
1.7 GHz
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
16
14
Multiplier
45
20
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
112 K per core
L2 Cache
—
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
—
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
2100 MHz
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
62
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
1,803
Cinebench R23
27,392
11,888
Geekbench 6
3,984
2,582
Geekbench 6
26,185
10,941
Cinebench 2024
187
101
Cinebench 2024
2,045
588
Passmark CPU
4,534
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Passmark CPU
43,708
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.