Intel Core i5 1230U vs Apple M4 Ultra
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2022
May 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-U
Apple M4
Processor Number
i5-1230U
-
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
9 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.0 GHz
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Total Core Count
10
32
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
10x
45
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Threads
-
24
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.89 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
64 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
850 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
640
10240
Texture Units
40
640
Raster Operation Units
20
320
Execution Units
80
1280
Power Consumption
15 W
120
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,399
-
Cinebench R23
5,817
-
Geekbench 6
1,848
4,061
Geekbench 6
7,169
32,898