Ultra 5 135UL vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking165not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.33no data
Architecture codenameno dataMeteor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$331

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1614
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data1851
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUArc Xe-LPG 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2024 8 April 2024
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 16 14
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has an age advantage of 6 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ultra 5 135UL, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 135UL is a desktop one.


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