Apple - M4 Pro vs Intel - Core Ultra 7 268V

The M4 Pro edges ahead on the Mars Score (49.6 vs 45), but the 4.6-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the M4 Pro if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. The biggest gaps in its favor are cinebench r23 (multi), l3 cache, cores. The single most decisive one: Cinebench R23 (multi) — 108.77% more. 23800 vs 11400.

Pick the Core Ultra 7 268V if you care most about boost clock / tdp. Its strongest claims are boost clock, tdp. The single most decisive one: Boost clock — 11.11% more. 5.0 GHz vs 4.5 GHz.

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.