Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) vs Ultra 9 285K

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	50	167
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	74.59	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Apple M4
Power efficiency	32.75	82.78
Architecture codename	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)	no data
Release date	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$589	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.592 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.7 GHz	4.51 GHz
Bus rate	250 MHz	no data
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	3 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	3 nm	3 nm
Die size	243 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	17,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	1851	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5 Depends on motherboard

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU

Apple M4 16-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores).

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	43.26	27.99
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	24	12
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	32 Watt

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