Product Compare

Intel Core i3 12100 vs Apple M4 Max 14 Core

	CPU Intel Core i3 12100	CPU Apple M4 Max 14 Core
General Parameters
Release Date	Jan 2022	Oct 2024
Manufacturer	Intel	Apple
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64	ARMv9
Core Architecture	Alder Lake	Apple M4
Processor Number	i3-12100
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 730	Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process	10 nm	3 nm
Socket	LGA-1700	Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption	60 W	62 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption	89 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100 °C	100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	4	10
Performance Core Threads	8	10
Performance Core Base Frequency	3.3 GHz	4.52 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	4.3 GHz
Total Core Count	4	14
Total Thread Count	8	14
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	33x	45
L1 Cache	80 K per core
L2 Cache	1280 K per core
L3 Cache	12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No
Efficiency Cores		4
Efficiency Core Threads		4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency		2.59 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size	128 GB
Max Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	410 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Base Frequency	300 MHz	500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	1400 MHz	1800 MHz
Shader Units	192	4096
Texture Units	48	256
Raster Operation Units	24	128
Execution Units	24	512
Power Consumption	15 W	51
Max Resolution	3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
Official Website	Official Link ↗
PCIe Version	5.0
PCIe Lanes	20
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core	1662	2190
Cinebench R23 Multi Core	7985	22854
Geekbench 6 Single Core	2214	3997
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	7431	23252