Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
No
Processor Number
-
i9-12900KF
Package
Transistor Count
37 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
30 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
8
Efficiency Core Threads
6
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Multiplier
40
32x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
14 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
30 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
36 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
3
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
2304
-
Texture Units
144
-
Raster Operation Units
72
-
Execution Units
288
-
Power Consumption
30
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,978
2,028
Cinebench R23
15,098
27,422
Geekbench 6
3,160
2,686
Geekbench 6
15,083
16,130
Cinebench 2024
143
-
Cinebench 2024
1,058
-
Passmark CPU
4,401
4,167
Passmark CPU
25,201
41,190
Geekbench 5
-
1,970
Geekbench 5
-
17,469
Blender
-
425