Apple M4 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 12900T
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2025
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
72 °C
Power Consumption
—
35 W
Foundry
—
Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
8
Performance Core Threads
24
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
1.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
1000 MHz
Total Core Count
32
16
Total Thread Count
32
24
Multiplier
45
14.0
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
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80 KB per core
L2 Cache
—
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
30 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
192 GB
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Max Memory Channels
8
2
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Bandwidth
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76.8 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
10240
—
Texture Units
640
—
Raster Operation Units
320
—
Execution Units
1280
32
Power Consumption
120
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,061
2,362
Geekbench 6
32,898
12,384
Cinebench R23
—
1,865
Cinebench R23
—
22,804
Blender
—
153
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.