Apple M4 Pro 14 Core vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (20-core)
No
Processor Number
—
i9-12900KF
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
46 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
10
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
2.4 GHz
Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
14
24
Multiplier
45
32x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
14 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.9 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
30 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
273 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
—
Shader Units
2560
—
Texture Units
160
—
Raster Operation Units
80
—
Execution Units
320
—
Power Consumption
32
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,267
2,028
Cinebench R23
23,446
27,422
Geekbench 6
3,896
2,686
Geekbench 6
22,630
16,130
Cinebench 2024
174
—
Cinebench 2024
1,730
—
Cinebench 2026
6,602
—
Cinebench 2026
661
—
Passmark CPU
4,587
4,167
Passmark CPU
38,342
41,190
Geekbench 5
—
1,970
Geekbench 5
—
17,469
Blender
—
425
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.