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Comparing Apple M4 Max vs. Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Apple M4 Max and the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus are equally fast

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the Apple M4 Max leads in 2 of them. The biggest gap is in V-Ray, where the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus scores 7% higher.

13,350* · Apple M4 Max
12,639* · Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
35,157* · Apple M4 Max
33,285* · Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
1,993* · Apple M4 Max
1,887* · Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
5,868* · Apple M4 Max
5,555* · Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
71 · Apple M4 Max
76 · Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
467 · Apple M4 Max
454 · Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
7,830 · Apple M4 Max
7,413 · Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Apple M4 Max
Apple M4 Max
20 h 50 min
Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
22 h 0 min
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17 min 74× faster
Sapphire 33 min €111.53
Emerald 22 min €178.45
Diamond 17 min €334.58

Estimated with our live price calculator for 250 frames. Local times scale with Cinebench 2026 scores; farm times assume enough free nodes. From €111.53 on Sapphire.

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Ranking by benchmarks

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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