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Apple M4 vs Core Ultra 7 258V

Core Ultra 7 258V scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Apple M4 still wins 1.

Apple Apple M4

Apple M4

Apple · May 2024

Price not listed

49 / 100 spec score

Core Ultra 7 258V

Intel · Sept 2024

Price not listed

54 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Apple M4Core Ultra 7 258V
Multi-core potentialApple M4 leads2617
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 7 258V leads4456
Cache—3
Efficiency—99
AI accelerationCore Ultra 7 258V leads7694

Why pick Apple M4

  • Cores: 10 vs 8
  • Threads: 10 vs 8

38 TOPS Neural Engine

Why pick Core Ultra 7 258V

  • NPU: 47 TOPS vs 38 TOPS
  • Max boost: 4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz

17 W base power

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

Set how much each area matters. The verdict updates instantly and stays on your device.

Your pick

Core Ultra 7 258V

Scores 54 vs 49 on your weighting.

  1. Core Ultra 7 258V54
  2. Apple M449

If Efficiency mattered less to you, Apple M4 would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Apple M4Core Ultra 7 258V
SegmentLaptop / tabletLaptop
ArchitectureApple siliconLunar Lake
SocketSoCBGA
ProcessTSMC N3ETSMC N3B
Cores & clocks
Apple M4Core Ultra 7 258V
Cores108
Threads108
Core layout4 performance + 6 efficiency4 P-cores + 4 LP E-cores
Base clock—2.2 GHz
Max boost4.4 GHz4.8 GHz
Cache & memory
Apple M4Core Ultra 7 258V
L3 / shared cache—12 MB
Memory supportLPDDR5X unified, up to 32 GBLPDDR5X-8533 (32 GB on package)
Power & graphics
Apple M4Core Ultra 7 258V
Base power (TDP)—17 W
Integrated graphicsApple 10-core GPUIntel Arc 140V
NPU38 TOPS47 TOPS

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.