Apple M4 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 13980HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2025
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Raptor Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Processor Number
—
i9-13980HX
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1964
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
—
45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
157 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
8
Performance Core Threads
24
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
2.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
16
Efficiency Core Threads
8
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
1.6 GHz
Total Core Count
32
24
Total Thread Count
32
32
Multiplier
45
22x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
80 K per core
L2 Cache
—
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
36 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
192 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Bandwidth
—
89.6 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1650 MHz
Shader Units
10240
256
Texture Units
640
16
Raster Operation Units
320
8
Execution Units
1280
32
Power Consumption
120
45 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,061
2,716
Geekbench 6
32,898
16,825
Cinebench R23
—
2,156
Cinebench R23
—
31,314
Geekbench 5
—
2,090
Geekbench 5
—
20,248
Cinebench 2024
—
117
Cinebench 2024
—
1,495
Blender
—
447
Passmark CPU
—
4,319
Passmark CPU
—
47,695
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.