Product Compare
Apple M4 8 Core vs Intel Core 9 273PQE
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2024 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | |
| Core Architecture | Apple M4 | Bartlett Lake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (8-core) | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Generation | Core 9 (Bartlett Lake) | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
| Power Consumption | 20 W | 125 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 100°C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Package | FC-LGA16A | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 4 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.41 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.59 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 12 |
| Total Thread Count | 8 | 24 |
| Multiplier | 44 | 34.0 |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 80 KB per core |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB shared | 2 MB per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.9 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB shared | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-7500 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 120 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1800 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 1024 | |
| Texture Units | 64 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 32 | |
| Execution Units | 128 | |
| Power Consumption | 15 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 5 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 3674 | 3126 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 13664 | 18969 |