Apple M1 Ultra

Apple M1 Ultra
  • Cores: 20
  • TDP: 70 W
  • Transistor size: 5 nm
M1 Ultra - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 20 cores and 20 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3200 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance
69
Multi-Core Performance
68
Power Efficiency
70
Integrated Graphics
99
NanoReview Final Score
71
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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Apple M1 Ultra in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1625

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2436
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
18530
File compression 2000 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 513.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 548.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 250.5 pages/sec
Background blur 42.3 images/sec
Photo processing 151.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 509 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3860
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
41392
Integer math 92.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 130.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 538M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 66.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 24.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 556.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 5558 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 25.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 236 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
406.35

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 264.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 591.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.81 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

M1 Ultra technical specifications

General

Vendor Apple
Released March 8, 2022
Type Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8
Codename Apple M1
Model number APL1106/APL1W06
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i9 12900K
Successor - Apple M4 Ultra

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16
P-Threads 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4
E-Threads 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20
Total Threads 20
L1 Cache 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 48MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Transistors 114 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 70 W
Socket Apple M-Socket

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1296 MHz
Shading Units 8192
TMUs 512
ROPs 256
Execution Units 1024
TGP 120 W
iGPU FLOPS
21.2 TFLOPS
See also: Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 819.2 GB/s
ECC Support No

Misc

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shadow June 22, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Correction: Successor to M1 Ultra is the M2 Ultra. Not M4 Ultra.
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Serhii June 23, 2026 at 09:08 AM
Thanks for the comment. I'll take a look now to see what the problem might be.
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Darkstar April 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
TDP is around 100W as it takes two M1 Max chips and can use them both to its full power. Because the M1 Max has a 50W TDP, M1 Ultra will hae at least 100W.
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Serhii April 8, 2026 at 06:29 AM
Appreciate your useful comment, Darkstar.
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