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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U vs Apple M4 (8-Core)

54 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
VS
74 out of 100
Apple M4 (8-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Apple M4 (8-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265U with 12-cores against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (8-Core) with 8-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 (8-Core) and 265U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of Apple M4 (8-Core)
  • 48% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3706 vs 2500 points
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (8-core) integrated graphics: 3 vs 2.2 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265U
vs
M4 (8-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#181st 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 7 265U
10413
M4 (8-Core) +28%
13327
File compression 991 MB/sec 1440 MB/sec
Clang compilation 78 Klines/sec 94.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 260.8 pages/sec 301.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 300.3 Mpixels/sec 343.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 255.3 pages/sec 350.9 pages/sec
Background blur 46.9 images/sec 56.6 images/sec
Photo processing 89.2 images/sec 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.5 Mpixels/sec 14.3 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)
Core Ultra 7 265U
17520
M4 (8-Core) +18%
20671
Integer math 63.5 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 44.4 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 64M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 21M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 12 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 191.7 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1140 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 784 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 36.5 PPW 45.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 694.2 PPW 666.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1168 PPW 1033.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.63 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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Apple M4 (8-Core)
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265U and Apple M4 (8-Core)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 6, 2025 October 29, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 265U APL1206
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 250 -
Intel CPU rating (#121st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 4.46 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 4
E-Threads 10 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 2.85 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 14 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 44x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 20 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W -
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 110°C 100°C
Die Size - 169.4 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (160th and 34th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2100 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 512 1024
TMUs 32 64
ROPs 16 32
Execution Units 64 128
TGP 14 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 265U
2.2 TFLOPS
M4 (8-Core) +36%
3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 GPU (8-core) compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

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 265U official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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Comments

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