
Apple M4
Apple · May 2024
Price not listed
49 / 100 spec score
Core Ultra 7 258V scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Apple M4 still wins 1.

Apple · May 2024
Price not listed
49 / 100 spec score
Intel · Sept 2024
Price not listed
54 / 100 spec score
Higher overall38 TOPS Neural Engine
17 W base power
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Core Ultra 7 258V
Scores 54 vs 49 on your weighting.
If Efficiency mattered less to you, Apple M4 would draw level.
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Laptop / tablet | Laptop |
| Architecture | Apple silicon | Lunar Lake |
| Socket | SoC | BGA |
| Process | TSMC N3E | TSMC N3B |
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Core layout | 4 performance + 6 efficiency | 4 P-cores + 4 LP E-cores |
| Base clock | — | 2.2 GHz |
| Max boost | 4.4 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| L3 / shared cache | — | 12 MB |
| Memory support | LPDDR5X unified, up to 32 GB | LPDDR5X-8533 (32 GB on package) |
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| Base power (TDP) | — | 17 W |
| Integrated graphics | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel Arc 140V |
| NPU | 38 TOPS | 47 TOPS |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.