Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Ultra 9 285H

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Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 9 285H and M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking226not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency49.45no data
Architecture codenameArrow Lake-Hno data
Release dateno data28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 285H and M4 (8 cores) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4 GHz
Chip lithographyno data3 nm
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 285H and M4 (8 cores) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt5 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M4 8-core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 16 8
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 5 Watt

Ultra 9 285H has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has 800% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 9 285H and M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Ultra 9 285H is a notebook processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.


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