Apple M4
Apple · May 2024
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49 / 100 spec score
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Apple M4 vs Core Ultra 9 285K
Core Ultra 9 285K scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Apple M4 still wins 1.
Core Ultra 9 285K
Intel · Oct 2024
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50 / 100 spec score
Higher overallArea by area
Apple M4Core Ultra 9 285K
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads
Cache
Efficiency
AI accelerationApple M4 leads
Why pick Apple M4
- NPU: 38 TOPS vs 13 TOPS
38 TOPS Neural Engine
Why pick Core Ultra 9 285K
- Cores: 24 vs 10
- Threads: 24 vs 10
- Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
24 cores
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Your pick
Core Ultra 9 285K
Too close to call on your priorities.
- Core Ultra 9 285K50
- Apple M449
If Multi-core potential mattered less to you, Apple M4 would draw level.
Full specifications
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 9 285K | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Laptop / tablet | Desktop |
| Architecture | Apple silicon | Arrow Lake-S |
| Socket | SoC | LGA 1851 |
| Process | TSMC N3E | TSMC N3B |
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 9 285K | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10 | 24 |
| Threads | 10 | 24 |
| Core layout | 4 performance + 6 efficiency | 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores |
| Base clock | — | 3.7 GHz |
| Max boost | 4.4 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 9 285K | |
|---|---|---|
| L3 / shared cache | — | 36 MB |
| Memory support | LPDDR5X unified, up to 32 GB | DDR5-6400 |
| Apple M4 | Core Ultra 9 285K | |
|---|---|---|
| Base power (TDP) | — | 125 W |
| Integrated graphics | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel Graphics (4 Xe cores) |
| NPU | 38 TOPS | 13 TOPS |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.