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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Apple M4 (8-Core)

77 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
VS
73 out of 100
Apple M4 (8-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Apple M4 (8-Core)

We compared two CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (desktop) with 24-cores against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (8-Core) (laptop) 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

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Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (8-Core) and 285
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 16 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M4 (8-Core)
  • Around 17.6 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 18% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3706 vs 3134 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 285
vs
M4 (8-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (68th and 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)
Core Ultra 9 285
3134
M4 (8-Core) +18%
3706
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 9 285 +51%
20165
M4 (8-Core)
13327
File compression 1380 MB/sec 1440 MB/sec
Clang compilation 221 Klines/sec 94.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 407 pages/sec 301.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 501.6 Mpixels/sec 343.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 356.4 pages/sec 350.9 pages/sec
Background blur 81.2 images/sec 56.6 images/sec
Photo processing 141.3 images/sec 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.2 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)
Sources: PassMark [3]

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.2 PPW 45.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 310.2 PPW 666.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 1033.6 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and Apple M4 (8-Core)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released December 18, 2024 October 29, 2024
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M4
Model number 285 APL1206
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Intel CPU rating (#20th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 4
P-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 4.46 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 4
E-Threads 16 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 2.85 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 8
Total Threads 24 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 44x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 20 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 (#30th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
GPU Base Clock - 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units - 1024
TMUs - 64
ROPs - 32
Execution Units - 128
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Apple M4 GPU (8-core) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 120 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 285 official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 24 -

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Comments

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