Apple M4 Pro 14 Core vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (20-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i9-12900KS
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
46 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
10
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
-
Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
14
24
Multiplier
45
34x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
14 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
30 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
273 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
-
128 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
1550 MHz
Shader Units
2560
256
Texture Units
160
16
Raster Operation Units
80
8
Execution Units
320
32
Power Consumption
32
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,267
2,082
Cinebench R23
23,446
27,796
Geekbench 6
3,896
2,559
Geekbench 6
22,630
15,546
Cinebench 2024
174
-
Cinebench 2024
1,730
-
Cinebench 2026
6,602
-
Cinebench 2026
661
-
Passmark CPU
4,587
4,357
Passmark CPU
38,342
44,470