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Intel Core i7 13700K vs Apple M4 Ultra

75 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700K
VS
100 out of 100
Apple M4 Ultra
Intel Core i7 13700K
Apple M4 Ultra

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 4.52 GHz Apple M4 Ultra with 32-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Please note that the tests on the Apple M4 Ultra are done on an engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after the final version of this CPU is available.
  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Ultra and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Apple M4 Ultra
  • More powerful Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) integrated graphics: 32.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • Around 962.4 GB/s (1074%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 2 years and 7 months later
  • Has 16 more physical cores
  • 38% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4062 vs 2941 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700K
vs
M4 Ultra

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core i7 13700K
121
M4 Ultra +41%
171
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 13700K
1521
M4 Ultra +106%
3139
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 -
Cinebench Scores (#66th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 13700K
2941
M4 Ultra +38%
4062
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K
20193
M4 Ultra +63%
32871
File compression 1770 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 288 pages/sec -
Background blur 81 images/sec -
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec -
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 817 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec -
Physics 2692 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 8277 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW -
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW -
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 13700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Channel3)Cinebench 2026659 / 6859
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Xypher)Cinebench 2024121 / 1618
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-28 (Illyctro)Geekbench 6 CPU2671 / 17244
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and Apple M4 Ultra

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released September 27, 2022 May 1, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M4
Model number i7-13700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 24
P-Threads 16 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.52 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz 2.89 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 32
Total Threads 24 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 34x 45x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) -
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) -
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W -
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#40th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 1578 MHz
Shading Units 256 10240
TMUs 16 640
ROPs 8 320
Execution Units 32 1280
TGP 15 W 120 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 13700K
0.8 TFLOPS
M4 Ultra +3937%
32.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 64
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 1052 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700K official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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Comments

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