Apple M4 Pro 12 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Pro 12 Core with 12 cores 4.52GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 8400)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 38W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+20%
2171
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
1805
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+63%
18574
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
11331
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+50%
3863
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
2566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+99%
20492
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
10282
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+70%
170
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
100
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+148%
1418
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
571
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
235U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
38 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
20
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
273 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2050 MHz
2048
Shader Units
-
128
Texture Units
-
64
Raster Operation Units
-
256
Execution Units
-
26
Power Consumption
-
7.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
