Apple M4 Ultra vs Intel Core i7 12700
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2025
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i7-12700
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
-
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
180 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
8
Performance Core Threads
24
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
1.6 GHz
Total Core Count
32
12
Total Thread Count
32
20
Multiplier
45
21x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
76.8 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1500 MHz
Shader Units
10240
256
Texture Units
640
16
Raster Operation Units
320
8
Execution Units
1280
32
Power Consumption
120
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,061
2,491
Geekbench 6
32,898
12,863
Cinebench R23
-
1,868
Cinebench R23
-
20,599
Geekbench 5
-
1,799
Geekbench 5
-
12,519
Cinebench 2024
-
107
Cinebench 2024
-
1,004
Blender
-
281
Passmark CPU
-
3,921
Passmark CPU
-
30,858