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Apple M4 (10-Core) vs M1 Ultra

76 out of 100
Apple M4 (10-Core)
VS
71 out of 100
Apple M1 Ultra
Apple M4 (10-Core)
Apple M1 Ultra

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core) with 10-cores against the 3.2 GHz M1 Ultra with 20-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between Ultra and (10-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
  • Newer - released 2 years and 2 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 5 nanometers
  • 55% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 2436 points
Advantages of Apple M1 Ultra
  • Around 699.2 GB/s (583%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) integrated graphics: 21.2 vs 3.8 TFLOPS
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 10 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 (10-Core)
vs
M1 Ultra

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M4 (10-Core)
982
M1 Ultra +65%
1625
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3211 -
Cinebench Scores (#158th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
M4 (10-Core) +55%
3777
M1 Ultra
2436
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M4 (10-Core)
14818
M1 Ultra +25%
18530
File compression 1500 MB/sec 2000 MB/sec
Clang compilation 120.2 Klines/sec 189 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 329.3 pages/sec 513.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 362.1 Mpixels/sec 548.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 352.1 pages/sec 250.5 pages/sec
Background blur 69.8 images/sec 42.3 images/sec
Photo processing 114.4 images/sec 151.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.1 Mpixels/sec 27.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 509 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M4 (10-Core) +17%
4499
M1 Ultra
3860
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M4 (10-Core)
23603
M1 Ultra +75%
41392
Integer math 54.2 GOps/sec 92.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 49.6 GOps/sec 130.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 263M Primes/sec 538M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34.3M Strings/sec 66.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.1 GBytes/sec 24.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 280.5 MBytes/sec 556.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2527 Frames/sec 5558 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 13.6B Matrices/sec 25.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2752 & 236 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M4 (10-Core)
229.85
M1 Ultra +77%
406.35

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 40.9 PPW 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 617.4 PPW 264.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 983.5 PPW 591.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.58 PPW 5.81 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M4 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU3703 / 15450
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU3906 / 15577
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Dovlet)Geekbench 6 CPU3916 / 15202
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (gmamorim)Geekbench 6 CPU3730 / 15258
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (LC)Cinebench 2024174 / 993
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Apple M1 Ultra
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 (10-Core) and M1 Ultra

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released May 7, 2024 March 8, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Apple M4 Apple M1
Model number APL1206 APL1106/APL1W06
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Rival Equivalent - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) - Intel Core i9 12900K
Successor - Apple M5 (10-Core) - Apple M4 Ultra

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 16
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.46 GHz 3.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 6 4
E-Threads 6 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.89 GHz 2.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 20
Total Threads 10 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 44x -
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 48MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions 114 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 24 W 70 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C -
Die Size 169.4 mmΒ² -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1470 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 1280 8192
TMUs 80 512
ROPs 40 256
Execution Units 160 1024
TGP 18 W 120 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 (10-Core)
3.8 TFLOPS
M1 Ultra +458%
21.2 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) compared to M4 GPU (10-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-7500 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 8 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 120 GB/s 819.2 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 Ultra or M4 (10-Core)?
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Pheo November 25, 2024 at 06:16 AM
I have a comparison in FCPX, Photoshop, and Lightroom. M1 Ultra in real life is at least 3 times faster in video and graphic editing. Maybe M4 Ultra will beat it. Now it's not comparable: studio and laptop CPU.
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Why? December 5, 2024 at 06:00 PM
Lost credibility when you said "Maybe M4 Ultra will beat" M1 Ultra. Come again?
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