Apple M4 8 Core vs Intel Core i9 9900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
N/A
Processor Number
—
i9-9900X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
20 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
92 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
8
20
Multiplier
44
35x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
—
Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Power Consumption
15
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
44
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,091
1,182
Cinebench R23
11,229
13,994
Geekbench 6
3,674
1,455
Geekbench 6
13,664
10,273
Cinebench 2024
173
—
Cinebench 2024
911
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Geekbench 5
—
1,165
Geekbench 5
—
10,704
Passmark CPU
—
2,565
Passmark CPU
—
21,833
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.