'Apple M1 Ultra CPU significantly surpasses AMD Ryzen CPU, the gap is nearly 3 times'

Max Tech Teardown Reveals Apple M1 Ultra Chip Close Up

Apple’s most powerful small desktop computer just released has been torn down by Max Studio.

Mac Studio’s comprehensive teardown shows the true power of Apple’s latest chip, the M1 Ultra. This multi-chip module contains two M1 max dies interconnected using UltraFusion technology. It should be noted that this extra-large package also includes 128GB of memory. Unfortunately, the silicon chip isn't visible during the teardown, as the entire package is covered by a very large integrated heatsink.

Apple Mac Studio Teardown of M1 Ultra

The M1 Ultra comes with two 10-core CPUs and a 32-core GPU. The entire silicon chip provides a total of 114 billion transistors. According to Apple benchmarks, the system should compete with high-end desktops equipped with RTX 3090 graphics cards. While the system is certainly powerful and delivers strong performance at video encoding, it still can't match desktop GPUs in raw compositing or gaming workloads, as shown in this first test.

Teardown of M1 Ultra for Apple Mac Studio

The Mac Studio system has a multi-layer PCB and it is a densely packed system that is designed to Upgradeability was not considered, but maintenance via certified services should not be a problem.

The cheapest M1 Ultra-based system costs $4,000, which is a 64GB version with a limited 48-core GPU. Apple currently lists the full-spec M1 Ultra system for $5,800.

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