Product Compare
Apple M4 8 Core vs Intel Core i3 12100F
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2024 | Jan 2022 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M4 | Alder Lake-S |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (8-core) | N/A |
| Processor Number | i3-12100F | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-1700 |
| Power Consumption | 20 W | 58 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.41 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.59 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 4 |
| Total Thread Count | 8 | 8 |
| Multiplier | 44 | 33x |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB shared | 1280 K per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.3 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-7500 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 120 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| 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 | 5.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2091 | 1636 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 11229 | 8443 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 3674 | 2168 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 13664 | 7195 |