Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs Apple M4 Ultra
We compared the laptop Intel Core Ultra 5 226V with 8 cores 2.1GHz and the desktop 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 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
1879
Apple M4 Ultra
+17%
2200
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
11000
Apple M4 Ultra
+307%
44822
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
2585
Apple M4 Ultra
+57%
4061
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
10052
Apple M4 Ultra
+227%
32898
General Parameters
Sep 2024
Release Date
May 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Lunar Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M4
226V
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2833
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Graphics 130V
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Ultra 5 (Lunar Lake)
Generation
-
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
17-37 W
Power Consumption
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
24
4
Performance Core Threads
24
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
32
8
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
21
Multiplier
45
48 KB per core
L0 Cache
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
-
14 MB
L2 Cache
-
8 MB
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
16 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
136 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
600 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1850 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
896
Shader Units
10240
Texture Units
640
Raster Operation Units
320
7
Execution Units
1280
Power Consumption
120
3.32 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
36.9 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
Intel® AI Boost
NPU
-
40 TOPS
Theoretical performance
-
