Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
No
Processor Number
—
250KF+
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
70 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Transistor Count
—
17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
159 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
12
Efficiency Core Threads
4
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
3.3 GHz
Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Multiplier
45
42
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
192 K per core
L2 Cache
—
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
30 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-7200
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
62
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
2,335
Cinebench R23
27,392
29,012
Geekbench 6
3,984
3,219
Geekbench 6
26,185
21,115
Cinebench 2024
187
140
Cinebench 2024
2,045
1,689
Passmark CPU
4,534
—
Passmark CPU
43,708
—
Cinebench 2026
—
7,413
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.