Intel Core i7 12700 vs Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M4
Processor Number
i7-12700
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
38 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
21x
45
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
273 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
256
2048
Texture Units
16
128
Raster Operation Units
8
64
Execution Units
32
256
Power Consumption
15 W
26
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,868
2,171
Cinebench R23
20,599
18,574
Geekbench 6
2,491
3,863
Geekbench 5
1,799
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Geekbench 6
12,863
20,492
Geekbench 5
12,519
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Cinebench 2024
107
170
Cinebench 2024
1,004
1,418
Blender
281
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Passmark CPU
3,921
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Passmark CPU
30,858
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.