Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Apple M2 Ultra
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz and Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages
Released 7 months late
Lower TDP (9W vs 60W)
Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5)
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
2172
Apple M2 Ultra
+28%
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
8552
Apple M2 Ultra
+148%
21217
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
May 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Intel BGA 2551
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
134 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
9 W
Power Consumption
60 W
110°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
16
1.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Efficiency Cores
8
10
Efficiency Core Threads
8
700 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
24
14
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
11.0
Multiplier
35x
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5
Depends on motherboard
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
16
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
