Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Apple M4 10 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
May 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M4
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
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Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
22 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.41 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
6
Efficiency Core Threads
8
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
24
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
32x
44
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-7500
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
120 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1800 MHz
Shader Units
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1280
Texture Units
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80
Raster Operation Units
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40
Execution Units
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160
Power Consumption
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18
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
2,103
Cinebench R23
27,422
12,123
Geekbench 6
2,686
3,848
Geekbench 5
1,970
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Geekbench 6
16,130
15,114
Geekbench 5
17,469
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Blender
425
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Passmark CPU
4,167
4,605
Passmark CPU
41,190
24,138
Cinebench 2024
—
174
Cinebench 2024
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977
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.