Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) has 20 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Apple M series series. The processor was released in Q1/2022.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU). Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU). |
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| Name: | Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) |
| Family: | Apple M series |
| CPU group: | Apple M1 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 1 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 20 / 20 |
| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 16x Firestorm |
| B-Core: | 4x Icestorm |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 3.20 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 2.06 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | Apple M1 Ultra (48 Core) |
| GPU frequency: | 1.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 768 |
| Shader: | 6144 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 1 |
| Direct X: | -- |
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory: | 128 GB |
| Memory channels: | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | 819.2 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 4.0 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1): | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | 120 W |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | N/A |
| L2-Cache: | 52.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | -- |
| Architecture: | M1 |
| Operating systems: | macOS |
| Virtualization: | Apple Virtualization Framework |
| Instruction set (ISA): | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i5-13600T
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11700KF
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12600T
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7413
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz |
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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.|
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
Apple M1 Ultra (64 Core) @ 1.30 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
Apple M1 Ultra (48 Core) @ 1.30 GHz |
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
Apple M2 Max (38 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) @ 1.83 GHz |
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
Apple M2 Max (30 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (32 Core) @ 1.30 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
460 entries
460 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
435 entries
435 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
625 entries
625 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
572 entries
572 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,614 entries
1,614 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,601 entries
1,601 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
212 entries
212 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
716 entries
716 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,829 entries
1,829 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
44 entries
44 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
105 entries
105 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
211 entries
211 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
1,409 entries
1,409 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
188 entries
188 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
211 entries
211 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,094 entries
1,094 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,089 entries
1,089 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
824 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
835 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
News and articles for the Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
Apple M2 Pro with more CPU cores and production in 3 nm ?
Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-28
After Apple surprisingly presented the normal Apple M2 processor as the first successor to the Apple M1 already in June 2022, the Apple M2 Pro and the Apple M2 Max may follow in autumn. The difference in performance compared to the basic version could be even greater this time and range from 25 to 40 percent.
In this article we describe how Apple could realize this and why the price should also go up.
In this article we describe how Apple could realize this and why the price should also go up.
Apple M2 vs Apple M1 - What are the differences?
Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-09
During WWDC 2022 on June 6th, 2022 Apple surprisingly presented its new Apple M2 processor. This will initially be installed in a completely revised Apple MacBook Air with 13.6 inches, a even thinner form factor and new colors. Apple also updated the already known (old) Apple MacBook Pro 13.3 with touch bar.
Many leakers had counted on Apple not presenting its new second-generation M processor until the fall. But things turned out differently. And there is very likely a reason for that: the improvements in the Apple M2 are limited compared to the predecessor.
Many leakers had counted on Apple not presenting its new second-generation M processor until the fall. But things turned out differently. And there is very likely a reason for that: the improvements in the Apple M2 are limited compared to the predecessor.
The Apple M1 Ultra has a total of 20 CPU cores, which with a clock frequency of 3.2 GHz (performance core) resp. 2.06 GHz (efficiency core) at the same level as already with the normal Apple M1 resp. the larger expansion stages Apple M1 Pro and Apple M1 Max lie.
The Apple M1 Ultra with 48-GPU cores has the same number of CPU cores as the Apple M1 Ultra with 64 GPU cores. The only difference between the two Apple M1 Ultra processors is the internal graphics unit (iGPU).
The Apple M1 Ultra is currently the largest and fastest Apple processor. It combines two individual Apple M1 Max processor chips via an interface with a bandwidth of 2.5 TB / s. A similar technology has long been used by AMD in its AMD Ryzen processors.
In addition to the CPU cores, the two graphics units (24 GPU cores each) are synchronized via the interfaces of the two processors in the Apple M1 Ultra. The interface itself, according to Apple, consists of 1000 separate lines, which make such a large bandwidth possible at all.
The storage bandwidth of the LPDDR5-6400 memory is close to 820 GB / s, which is approx. 10x as fast as current desktop processors from AMD and Intel. Since Apple does not put any external graphics device in its new products, the memory does not need to be so fast to slow down the GPUs of the Apple M1 Ultra. Processor and graphics unit divide dynamically up to 128 GB large memory.
The Apple M1 Ultra with 48 GPU cores achieves an FP32 computing power (simple accuracy) of 15.9 TFLOP / s. This is 25% less than the larger expansion stage of the Apple M1 Ultra with 64-GPU cores. This results in an FP32 performance of 21.2 TFLOP / s. Nevertheless, even the 48-core variant of the GPU is clearly superior to the iGPU of the competition and approx. 4x as fast as the iGPU of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX. Even in direct comparison with a dedicated graphics card from AMD or NVIDIA, the new Apple M1 Ultra looks good and is at about the level of an AMD Radeon RX 6800 (16.2 TFLOP / s) respectively. an NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti (16.5 TFLOP / s).
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