Apple M4 Max 14 Core vs Intel Core i9 12900HK
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Processor Number
-
i9-12900HK
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
62 W
35-45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
115 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
6
Performance Core Threads
10
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
2.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
1.8 GHz
Total Core Count
14
14
Total Thread Count
14
20
Multiplier
45
25x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
-
24 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Bandwidth
410 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
4096
768
Texture Units
256
48
Raster Operation Units
128
24
Execution Units
512
96
Power Consumption
51
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,190
1,934
Cinebench R23
22,854
18,257
Geekbench 6
3,997
2,361
Geekbench 6
23,252
12,172
Cinebench 2024
185
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,793
Geekbench 5
-
13,317
Blender
-
253
Passmark CPU
-
3,676
Passmark CPU
-
27,949