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Mac Studio (2022) · M1 Ultra · 64 GB / 1 TB

M1 Ultra (20-CPU/64-GPU)

Released 2022-03-18 · MSRP from $1999 · Weight 2.70 kg

CPU index

148

×1.48 vs M1

GPU index

616

×6.16 vs M1

Memory

64

GB unified

Storage

1024

1 TB

Bandwidth

800

GB/s

This Mac Studio configuration uses the M1 Ultra (20-CPU/64-GPU) with 64 GB unified memory and 1 TB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 148 (×1.48 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 616 (×6.16). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.

MacDiff lists 4 configurations of the Mac Studio. CPU indices on this model run 141–148 and GPU indices run 273–616. This page is the strongest CPU/GPU config listed for this model.

Family: Mac Studio. Released 2022. Apple date: 2022-03-18. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.

Configurations

ChipCPU / GPUCPUGPUMemBandwidthStorageFrom
M1 Max (10-CPU/24-GPU) 141 273 32 GB 400 GB/s 512 GB $1999 Compare
M1 Max (10-CPU/32-GPU) 141 408 32 GB 400 GB/s 512 GB $2199 Compare
M1 Ultra (20-CPU/48-GPU) 148 532 64 GB 800 GB/s 1 TB $3999 Compare
M1 Ultra (20-CPU/64-GPU)this page 148 616 64 GB 800 GB/s 1 TB $4999 Compare

Specifications

Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.

Chassis

Weight
3.60 kg
Size
195.6 × 195.6 × 94 mm

Ports

Thunderbolt
6× Thunderbolt 4
USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
None
USB-A
2
HDMI
1× HDMI
MagSafe
None
Headphone jack
3.5 mm, high-impedance
SD card
UHS-II
Ethernet
10Gb
Front
2 Thunderbolt 4, SDXC UHS-II
Rear
4 Thunderbolt 4, 2 USB-A, HDMI, 10Gb Ethernet

Display

Panel
No built-in display
External displays
5 — Four 6K at 60Hz over USB-C and one 4K at 60Hz over HDMI

Audio

Speakers
1
Microphones
0
Spatial Audio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Audio
Built-in speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support, HDMI multichannel audio

Wireless

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0

Battery and power

Power adapter
Internal PSU (370W max)

Chip

CPU layout
16 performance + 4 efficiency
Neural Engine
32-core
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; two video decode engines; four video encode engines; four ProRes encode and decode engines
Neural Engine index
100
Media engine index
1025
Hardware ray tracing
No
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s

In the box

macOS at launch
macOS
Cable
Power cord

Notes

M1 Ultra weighs 3.6 kg (larger heatsink). Front ports: M1 Max = 2x USB-C, M1 Ultra = 2x Thunderbolt 4.

Related in Mac Studio

FAQ — Mac Studio on MacDiff

What is the CPU index of this Mac Studio?

This configuration (M1 Ultra (20-CPU/64-GPU)) has a CPU index of 148, about ×1.48 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.

What is the GPU index?

GPU index 616 (≈ ×6.16 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.

How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?

Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×1.48 CPU and ×6.16 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.