Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 10940X

VS

Apple M1 Ultra

Intel Core i9 10940X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i9 10940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 93.8GB/s)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 165W)

Intel Core i9 10940X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +24%

1538

Intel Core i9 10940X

1234

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +8%

23054

Intel Core i9 10940X

21309

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +64%

2420

Intel Core i9 10940X

1471

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +65%

18680

Intel Core i9 10940X

11287

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +54%

1768

Intel Core i9 10940X

1144

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +73%

23501

Intel Core i9 10940X

13573

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +42%

3831

Intel Core i9 10940X

2686

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +46%

40784

Intel Core i9 10940X

27907

Apple M1 Ultra

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Intel Core i9 10940X

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Oct 2019

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M1

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake

APL1106/APL1W06

Processor Number

i9-10940X

Apple M-Socket

Socket

LGA-2066

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

114 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

60 W

Power Consumption

165 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

86 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

14

16

Performance Core Threads

28

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.1 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

20

Total Core Count

14

20

Total Thread Count

28

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

33x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

48 MB shared

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

16

Max Memory Channels

4

800 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

93.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1296 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

8192

Shader Units

-

512

Texture Units

-

256

Raster Operation Units

-

1024

Execution Units

-

120 W

Power Consumption

-

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

21.2 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10940X

-

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

48

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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