Apple M4 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple M4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Apple M4 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

CPU comparison

Apple M4 or Intel Core Ultra 7 165U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple M4 has 9 cores with 9 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.41 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M4 was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023.
Apple M series (25) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (10)
Apple M4 (2) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
4 Generation 1
M4 Architecture Meteor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple M3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M4 is a 9 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz). The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz).

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
9 Cores 12
9 Threads 14
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz)
3x P-Core
A-Core 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz)
6x E-Core
B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
3 nm Technology 5 nm
2 Max. displays 4
160 Compute units 64
1280 Shader 512
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
24 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M4 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
8 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC No
18.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M4 has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is 15 W.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
22 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
15 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Apple M4 has a 18.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Apple M4 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
3 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 2049
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
2491 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
3630 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
13060 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M4 Apple M4
Apple M4 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
38 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple M4 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024) Unknown

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