Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 265U with 12 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 60W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
1729
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
+5%
1820
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+134%
28910
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
12311
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+7%
2790
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
2599
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+88%
21217
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
11234
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+23%
126
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
102
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+221%
1918
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
597
General Parameters
May 2023
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
265U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
134 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
60 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
16
Performance Cores
2
16
Performance Core Threads
4
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
10
8
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
24
Total Core Count
12
24
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
21
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
64 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
192 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
16
Max Memory Channels
2
800 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2100 MHz
