Apple M1 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 225H with 14 cores 1.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (2.0GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (28W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
1545
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+30%
2015
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
12440
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+28%
16026
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
2410
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+12%
2716
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
12480
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+7%
13398
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
+4%
114
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
109
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
793
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+3%
821
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
-
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
225H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 130T
Package
57 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
10
Total Core Count
14
10
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
17
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
24 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
1296 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
4096
Shader Units
896
256
Texture Units
56
128
Raster Operation Units
28
-
Execution Units
7
60 W
Power Consumption
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
10.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.9 TFLOPS
