Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2022
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M1
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
APL1106/APL1W06
270HX
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Generation
—
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Package
Transistor Count
114 billions
17.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption
60 W
45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
160 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
105 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
243 mm²
Package
—
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
12
Efficiency Core Threads
4
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
1.8 GHz
Total Core Count
20
20
Total Thread Count
20
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
48 MB shared
3 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
24
L3 Cache
—
30 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
—
Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
—
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
1900 MHz
Shader Units
8192
512
Texture Units
512
32
Raster Operation Units
256
16
Execution Units
1024
64
Power Consumption
120 W
14
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
—
AI Accelerator
NPU
—
Yes
Theoretical performance
—
13 TOPS
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,420
2,995
Geekbench 6
18,680
16,892
Cinebench R23
—
2,022
Cinebench R23
—
28,042
Cinebench 2024
—
131
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.