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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
100 %
Apple M1 Max (24 Core)
Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)
AI performance (NPU)
10C / 10T · 0.60 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 2.40 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) |
| CPU group | Apple M1 (9) | Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20) |
| Architecture | M1 | Arrow Lake |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 10 | 20 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Firestorm 0.60 - 3.20 GHz |
8x Lion Cove 2.40 - 5.30 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Icestorm 0.60 - 2.06 GHz |
12x Skymont 1.80 - 4.60 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 28.00 MB | 36.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 33.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M1 Max (24 Core) | Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.30 GHz | 0.30 - 1.95 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 384 / 3072 | 4 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 5 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Intel® AI Boost |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 37 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 182 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
|
Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q1/2025 |
| Release price | 384 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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