Intel Core i7 12700F vs Apple M4 Max 14 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
i7-12700F
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Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
62 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Threads
16
10
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
14
Total Thread Count
20
14
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
21x
45
L1 Cache
80 K per core
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L2 Cache
12 MB shared
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L3 Cache
25 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
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
410 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
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
—
4096
Texture Units
—
256
Raster Operation Units
—
128
Execution Units
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512
Power Consumption
—
51
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,885
2,190
Cinebench R23
19,795
22,854
Geekbench 6
2,446
3,997
Geekbench 6
12,755
23,252
Blender
328
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Passmark CPU
3,882
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Passmark CPU
30,652
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Cinebench 2024
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185
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.