Intel Core Ultra 7 356H vs Apple M4 8 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Oct 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Panther Lake
Apple M4
Processor Number
356H
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Integrated Graphics
Graphics 4 Xe3
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Generation
Intel Core Ultra Series 3
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Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Custom
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
15-25 W
20 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
80 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
4.41 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
12
4
Efficiency Core Threads
12
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
16
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
19
44
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2560 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533,DDR5-7200
LPDDR5X-7500
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
136.5 GB/s
120 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2450 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
1024
1024
Texture Units
64
64
Raster Operation Units
32
32
Execution Units
4
128
Power Consumption
25
15
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
50 TOPS
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,003
2,091
Cinebench R23
18,102
11,229
Geekbench 6
2,738
3,674
Geekbench 6
15,294
13,664
Cinebench 2024
120
173
Cinebench 2024
1,085
911
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.