Intel Core i3 4170 vs Apple M4 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 1600)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
887
Apple M4 Ultra
+148%
2200
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1935
Apple M4 Ultra
+2216%
44822
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1001
Apple M4 Ultra
+305%
4061
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1938
Apple M4 Ultra
+1597%
32898
General Parameters
Mar 2015
Release Date
May 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Haswell
Core Architecture
Apple M4
i3-4170
Processor Number
-
LGA-1150
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 4400
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Package
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
54 W
Power Consumption
-
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
24
4
Performance Core Threads
24
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
2
Total Core Count
32
4
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
-
Multiplier
45
64 K per core
L1 Cache
-
256 K per core
L2 Cache
-
3 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
32 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
25.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Shader Units
10240
-
Texture Units
640
-
Raster Operation Units
320
-
Execution Units
1280
-
Power Consumption
120
-
Graphics Performance
36.9 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
