Intel Core Ultra 7 265H vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265H with 16-cores against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core) with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (10-Core) and 265H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 8 months later
  • More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.7 vs 3.8 TFLOPS
  • More than 10ยฐ C higher critical temperature
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
  • 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 2970 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3211
Cinebench Scores (120th and 158th place)

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 1310 MB/sec 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.7 Klines/sec 120.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 405.7 pages/sec 329.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 467.8 Mpixels/sec 362.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 325.4 pages/sec 352.1 pages/sec
Background blur 66.5 images/sec 69.8 images/sec
Photo processing 150.8 images/sec 114.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.4 Mpixels/sec 18.1 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)
34000
23603
Integer math 85.4 GOps/sec 54.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 108.9 GOps/sec 49.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 335M Primes/sec 263M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.7M Strings/sec 34.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26 GBytes/sec 15.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 334.4 MBytes/sec 280.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 2493 Frames/sec 2527 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 26.8B Matrices/sec 13.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1114 & 2752 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
236.28
229.85

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 41.1 PPW 40.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 550.3 PPW 617.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1214.3 PPW 983.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.44 PPW 9.58 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
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
No benchmark results yet
Apple M4 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU3703 / 15450
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU3906 / 15577
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Dovlet)Geekbench 6 CPU3916 / 15202
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-31 (gmamorim)Geekbench 6 CPU3730 / 15258
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-28 (LC)Cinebench 2024174 / 993

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265H and Apple M4 (10-Core)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 6, 2025 May 7, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 265H APL1206
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 260 - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Successor - - Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#42nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 4.46 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 6
E-Threads 10 6
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 2.89 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 10
Total Threads 16 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 44x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable) 24 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W -
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 110ยฐC 100ยฐC
Die Size - 169.4 mmยฒ
Laptop processors ranking (52nd and 28th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2300 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1280
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 40
Execution Units 8 160
TGP 35 W 18 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.7 TFLOPS
3.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 120 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265H official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 28 -
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
14 (73.7%)
5 (26.3%)
Total votes: 19

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 (10-Core) or Intel Core Ultra 7 265H?
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ComputerNerd January 13, 2025 at 08:11 AM
When CPU performance is close on a multi-core level, whoever has better features wins. In this case, it was Intel Ultra 7 265H CPU. Especially for future mini-PCs and high performance laptops heading into 2025. The M4 CPU with the laptops and mini-PCs they are in are great for general use and photographers due to an industry leading CPU single core performance. Add on supporting Apple products (iPhone and iPad).
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