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Intel Core Ultra 7 256V vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

58 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
VS
66 out of 100
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 256V with 8-cores against the 2 GHz Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) with 6-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

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 (MacBook) and 256V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
  • Supports up to 16 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Arc Graphics 140V integrated graphics: 4 vs 2.3 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 19% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.05 GHz)
Advantages of Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • 35% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3615 vs 2676 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 256V
vs
A18 Pro (MacBook)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 974.9 MB/sec 1050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 67.7 Klines/sec 58.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 260.1 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 282.1 Mpixels/sec 214.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 298.1 pages/sec 318.8 pages/sec
Background blur 50.8 images/sec 41 images/sec
Photo processing 105.2 images/sec 91.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec 9.18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 43.2 GOps/sec 37.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 58.4 GOps/sec 25.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 191M Primes/sec 132M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.4M Strings/sec 17.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14 GBytes/sec 8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 184.5 MBytes/sec 133.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1590 Frames/sec 1380 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.6B Matrices/sec 6.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 672 & 962 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.7 PPW 70.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 290.1 PPW 922.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 526.3 PPW 1281.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.35 PPW 7.1 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
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 256V and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released September 4, 2024 September 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Lunar Lake Apple M4
Model number 256V APL1V07
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Apple A18 Pro GPU
Intel CPU rating (#94th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 4 2
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 2.42 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 8 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 22x 40x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 17-37 W (configurable) 10 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 37 W -
Socket FCBGA-2833 Custom
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC -
Laptop processors ranking (119th and 70th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1950 MHz 1490 MHz
Shading Units 1024 768
TMUs - 40
Execution Units - 128
TGP 30 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 256V +74%
4 TFLOPS
A18 Pro (MacBook)
2.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple A18 Pro GPU compared to Arc 140V

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5x-7500
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 8 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 60 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 256V official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 8 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) or Intel Core Ultra 7 256V?
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