Apple M1 Ultra vs M1 Max
We compared two CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Ultra (desktop) with 20-cores against the 3.2 GHz M1 Max (laptop) with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M1 Ultra
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
- Around 390.4 GB/s (95%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | March 8, 2022 | May 7, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| instruction set | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Apple M1 | Apple M1 |
| Model number | APL1106/APL1W06 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 2 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 20 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 10 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 48MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | 114 billions | 57 billions |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP | 60 W | 30 W |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1296 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 8192 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 512 | 256 |
| ROPs | 256 | 128 |
| TGP | 120 W | 60 W |
| Max. Resolution | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 16 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 800 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
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