Intel Core i9 12900T vs Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Apple M4
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
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Instruction Set
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ARMv9
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35 W
38 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1000 MHz
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
14.0
45
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
273 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
1800 MHz
Execution Units
32
256
Shader Units
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2048
Texture Units
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128
Raster Operation Units
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64
Power Consumption
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26
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,865
2,171
Cinebench R23
22,804
18,574
Geekbench 6
2,362
3,863
Geekbench 6
12,384
20,492
Blender
153
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Cinebench 2024
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170
Cinebench 2024
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1,418
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.