Ultra 7 155H vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.97
+76.6%
Core Ultra 7 155H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 28 Watt
15.84

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core Ultra 7 155H by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking167429
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple M4Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency82.2953.26
Architecture codenameno dataMeteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$503

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1222
Base clock speed2.592 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H 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 dataFCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 16-core GPUIntel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data8
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 27.97
+76.6%
Ultra 7 155H 15.84

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 19529
+60.3%
Ultra 7 155H 12184

CrossMark Overall

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 2123
+25.9%
Ultra 7 155H 1687

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 338
+32.5%
Ultra 7 155H 255

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 20422
+64.9%
Ultra 7 155H 12385

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 3841
+59.4%
Ultra 7 155H 2409

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 15.84
Recency 30 October 2024 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 12 22
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 28 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 76.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

Ultra 7 155H, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 7 155H in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 155H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core Ultra 7 155H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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