Apple M1 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX with 20 cores 2.4GHz . 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
Lower TDP (14W vs 55W)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
1513
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
+34%
2030
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
7782
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
+229%
25611
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
2231
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
+39%
3102
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
8035
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
+97%
15879
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1
113
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
+16%
132
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1
509
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
+212%
1590
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
255HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
20
8
Total Thread Count
20
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
24
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1850 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
-
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.9 TFLOPS
