Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 258V with 8-cores against the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) with 14-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
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
- Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
- More powerful Apple M4 GPU (20-core) integrated graphics: 8.1 vs 4 TFLOPS
- Has 6 more physical cores
- 42% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3899 vs 2745 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 6050 |
Cinebench Scores (#53rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1020 MB/sec | 2250 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 66.1 Klines/sec | 187.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 287.7 pages/sec | 586.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 295.6 Mpixels/sec | 624.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 276.7 pages/sec | 367.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 46.5 images/sec | 86.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 113.9 images/sec | 200.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14 Mpixels/sec | 30.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 42.9 GOps/sec | 84 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 57.4 GOps/sec | 85.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 185M Primes/sec | 530M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 21.6M Strings/sec | 54.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.5 GBytes/sec | 23 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 176.6 MBytes/sec | 487.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1565 Frames/sec | 5313 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 14.7B Matrices/sec | 25.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17.2 PPW | 36.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 291.9 PPW | 492.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 510.4 PPW | 825.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.48 PPW | - |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-18 (THINKPAD T16 GEN4) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 584 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Matty) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 512 |
| π 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondraju | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2869 / 11446 |
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-24 (TechWolf) | Cinebench 2024 | 171 / 1698 |
| π 2025-04-26 (cyw) | Cinebench 2024 | 172 / 1678 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V and Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | September 4, 2024 | October 29, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Lunar Lake | Apple M4 |
| Model number | 258V | T6040 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 GPU (20-core) |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#88th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 10 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 10 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.2 GHz | 2.59 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.7 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 8 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 45x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2560K (per core) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 17-37 W (configurable) | 46 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2833 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (111th and 8th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 GPU (20-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1950 MHz | 1578 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 2560 |
| TMUs | - | 160 |
| ROPs | - | 80 |
| Execution Units | - | 320 |
| TGP | 30 W | 26 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 16 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 273 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 8 | - |
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