Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Apple M4 (10-Core)
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We compared two CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265 (desktop) with 20-cores against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core) (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
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Newer - released 7 months later
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
- 30% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 2910 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3211 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1340 MB/sec | 1500 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 189 Klines/sec | 120.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 378.8 pages/sec | 329.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 525.9 Mpixels/sec | 362.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 326.6 pages/sec | 352.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 78.5 images/sec | 69.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 138.5 images/sec | 114.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 41.5 Mpixels/sec | 18.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 134.7 GOps/sec | 54.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 172.7 GOps/sec | 49.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 419M Primes/sec | 263M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 63.8M Strings/sec | 34.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 40.4 GBytes/sec | 15.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 522.8 MBytes/sec | 280.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2920 Frames/sec | 2527 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 41.5B Matrices/sec | 13.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 21.5 PPW | 40.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 289.9 PPW | 617.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 764.1 PPW | 983.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.22 PPW | 9.58 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-18 (supertimm) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1831 |
Apple M4 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3703 / 15450 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3906 / 15577 |
| 📘 2026-03-05 (Dovlet) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3916 / 15202 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (gmamorim) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3730 / 15258 |
| 📘 2025-12-28 (LC) | Cinebench 2024 | 174 / 993 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and Apple M4 (10-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | December 18, 2024 | May 7, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Apple M4 |
| Model number | 265 | APL1206 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) |
| Successor | - | - Apple M6 (12-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#23rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.4 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 12 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 2.89 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 20 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 44x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 24 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 182 W | - |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
| Die Size | - | 169.4 mm² |
Desktop CPU ranking (#31st place)
Laptop processors ranking (#30th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1950 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 1280 |
| TMUs | - | 80 |
| ROPs | - | 40 |
| Execution Units | - | 160 |
| TGP | - | 18 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - LPDDR5X-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 120 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | - |
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
- SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.
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