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Apple - M4 Pro vs Intel - Core Ultra 7 265K

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M4 ProAPPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
M4 Pro
49.6/ 100D
Cores47· 40%
Benchmarks52· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Core Ultra 7 265KINTELRENDER
Probe B
Intel
Core Ultra 7 265K
57.7/ 100D
Cores54· 40%
Benchmarks61· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Quick verdict

Between the M4 Pro and Core Ultra 7 265K, the M4 Pro comes out ahead in tdp, while the Core Ultra 7 265K wins on cinebench r23 (multi) and cores. Overall, the M4 Pro scores 49.6 and the Core Ultra 7 265K scores 57.7 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Core Ultra 7 265K is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 8.1 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the M4 Pro if you care most about tdp. The biggest gaps in its favor are tdp.

Pick the Core Ultra 7 265K if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. Its strongest claims are cinebench r23 (multi), cores, l3 cache, among others.

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

Bottom line: the Core Ultra 7 265K is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Apple - M4 Pro wins

  • ▲TDP — 85.00 W less. 40 vs 125.

Why Intel - Core Ultra 7 265K wins

  • ▲Cinebench R23 (multi) — 53.36% more. 36500 vs 23800.
  • ▲Cores — 42.86% more. 20 vs 14.
  • ▲L3 cache — 25.00% more. 30 MB vs 24 MB.
  • ▲Boost clock — 22.22% more. 5.5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Cores

SpecApple - M4 ProIntel - Core Ultra 7 265K
Coresⓘ1420lead
Threadsⓘ1420lead
Base clockⓘ0 GHz3.9 GHzlead
Boost clockⓘ4.5 GHz5.5 GHzlead
L3 cacheⓘ24 MB30 MBlead

Platform

SpecApple - M4 ProIntel - Core Ultra 7 265K
SocketⓘSolderedLGA1851
TDPⓘ40 Wlead125 W
Integrated graphicsⓘtruetrue
DDR5ⓘtruetrue

Benchmarks

SpecApple - M4 ProIntel - Core Ultra 7 265K
Cinebench R23 (multi)ⓘ2380036500lead
Cinebench R23 (single)ⓘ2260lead2160
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Cores→Threads→Base clock→Boost clock→L3 cache→Socket→TDP→Integrated graphics→DDR5→Cinebench R23 (multi)→Cinebench R23 (single)→
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