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Intel Core Ultra 9 288V vs Apple M4 (8-Core)

62 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
VS
74 out of 100
Apple M4 (8-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Apple M4 (8-Core)

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 288V against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (8-Core). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (1)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (8-Core) and 288V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
  • More powerful Intel Arc Graphics 140V integrated graphics: 4.2 vs 3 TFLOPS
Advantages of Apple M4 (8-Core)
  • 29% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3706 vs 2864 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 288V
vs
M4 (8-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#181st 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 9 288V
11069
M4 (8-Core) +20%
13327
File compression 1020 MB/sec 1440 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69 Klines/sec 94.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 278.5 pages/sec 301.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 290.7 Mpixels/sec 343.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 312.1 pages/sec 350.9 pages/sec
Background blur 49.8 images/sec 56.6 images/sec
Photo processing 117 images/sec 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.5 Mpixels/sec 14.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 9 288V
19781
M4 (8-Core) +4%
20671
Integer math 44 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 59.5 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 194M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 22.6M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 14.1 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 186.1 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1634 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 15.6B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 500 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 17 PPW 45.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 299.2 PPW 666.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 534.6 PPW 1033.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.63 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
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V and Apple M4 (8-Core)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released September 4, 2024 October 29, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Lunar Lake Apple M4
Model number 288V APL1206
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Intel CPU rating (#72nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 4.46 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 2.85 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 44x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 17-37 W (configurable) 20 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 37 W -
Socket FCBGA-2833 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size - 169.4 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (83rd and 34th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2050 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1024
TMUs - 64
ROPs - 32
Execution Units - 128
TGP 30 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 288V +40%
4.2 TFLOPS
M4 (8-Core)
3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 GPU (8-core) compared to Arc 140V

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 120 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 288V official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 8 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 (8-Core) or Intel Core Ultra 9 288V?
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a7med February 13, 2026 at 01:30 PM
No way intel should give up and take arm
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