Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Apple M4 (8-Core)

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Review

Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
Apple M4 (8-Core)
Single-Core Performance
69
99
Multi-Core Performance
30
43
Power Efficiency
79
93
Integrated Graphics
52
69
QucikComparison Final Score
55
76
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra 7 255U and Apple M4 (8-Core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 7 255U

  • + 2 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCBGA-2049 socket
  • + Arrow Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Apple M4 (8-Core)

  • + 4 P-cores + 4 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Apple M-Socket socket
  • + Apple M4 architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core Ultra 7 255U processor with strong single-core performance (69/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for everyday productivity."

Apple M4 (8-Core)
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A high-end Apple M4 (8-Core) processor with strong single-core performance (99/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
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Apple M4 (8-Core)
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Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
107
Apple M4 (8-Core) +60%
171
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U Apple M4 (8-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 515 911

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2450 3706
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 10058 13327
File compression 999.4 MB/sec 1440 MB/sec
Clang compilation 75.6 Klines/sec 94.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 267.7 pages/sec 301.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 334.8 Mpixels/sec 343.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 240.5 pages/sec 350.9 pages/sec
Background blur 46.6 images/sec 56.6 images/sec
Photo processing 80.8 images/sec 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 12 Mpixels/sec 14.3 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3651
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 17912
Integer math 65.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 64M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 195.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1156 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.8B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.3 PPW 45.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 670.5 PPW 666.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1194.1 PPW
Blender / Watt
General
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
Vendor Intel Apple
Released 6-Jan-25 29-Oct-24
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 255U
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 4.41 GHz
E-Cores 10 4
E-Threads 10 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 2.59 GHz
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 14 8
Multiplier 20x 44x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 20 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 110°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
GPU Boost Clock 2100 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 512 1024
TMUs 32 64
ROPs 16 32
Execution Units 64 128
iGPU FLOPS 2.2 TFLOPS 3 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 255U ↗ Apple M4 (8-Core) ↗
Memory Types #NAME? #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 120 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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