Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Apple M4 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 24 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 7 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
+5%
2318
Apple M4 Ultra
2200
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
41583
Apple M4 Ultra
+7%
44822
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
3380
Apple M4 Ultra
+20%
4061
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
23087
Apple M4 Ultra
+42%
32898
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
May 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M4
285K
Processor Number
-
FCLGA-1851
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Ultra 9(Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
-
250 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
24
8
Performance Core Threads
24
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
5.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Efficiency Cores
8
16
Efficiency Core Threads
8
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
24
Total Core Count
32
24
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
37
Multiplier
45
112 K per core
L1 Cache
-
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
-
36 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
192 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
512
Shader Units
10240
32
Texture Units
640
16
Raster Operation Units
320
64
Execution Units
1280
14
Power Consumption
120
2 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
36.9 TFLOPS
