Apple M4 Ultra vs Intel Core i7 8700K

CPU Specs Compare

C

Apple M4 Ultra

Apple 2025-05
C

Intel Core i7 8700K

Intel 2017-10

General Parameters

Release Date
May 2025
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
-
i7-8700K

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
95 W

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
24
6
Performance Core Threads
24
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
-
Total Core Count
32
6
Total Thread Count
32
12
Multiplier
45
37x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
64 K per core
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
12 MB shared

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
41.6 GB/s

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1200 MHz
Shader Units
10240
192
Texture Units
640
24
Raster Operation Units
320
3
Execution Units
1280
24
Power Consumption
120
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
4,061
1,475
Geekbench 6
32,898
6,339
Cinebench R23
-
1,215
Cinebench R23
-
8,734
Blender
-
156
Passmark CPU
-
2,748
Passmark CPU
-
13,661