Apple M1 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 155U with 12 cores 1.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (14W vs 15W)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (7467 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (120GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
1513
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
+14%
1730
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
7782
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
+26%
9875
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
2231
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
+3%
2314
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
8035
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
+18%
9486
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1
+10%
113
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
102
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1
509
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
+7%
549
Blender
Apple M1
130
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
+7%
140
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M1
+8%
3717
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
3413
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M1
14218
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
+15%
16486
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Dec 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake
-
Processor Number
155U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
17
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
LPDDR5-7467,LPDDR5x-7467,DDR5-5600
16 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1950 MHz
1024
Shader Units
512
64
Texture Units
32
32
Raster Operation Units
16
128
Execution Units
64
15 W
Power Consumption
14
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2 TFLOPS
