Intel Core i7 12700 vs Apple M4 Ultra

CPU Specs Compare

C

Intel Core i7 12700

Intel 2022-01
C

Apple M4 Ultra

Apple 2025-05

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2022
May 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M4
Processor Number
i7-12700
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)

Package

Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
24
Performance Core Threads
16
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.89 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
32
Total Thread Count
20
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
21x
45
L1 Cache
80 K per core
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L2 Cache
12 MB shared
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L3 Cache
25 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
Yes
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
256
10240
Texture Units
16
640
Raster Operation Units
8
320
Execution Units
32
1280
Power Consumption
15 W
120

Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,868
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Cinebench R23
20,599
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Geekbench 6
2,491
4,061
Geekbench 5
1,799
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Geekbench 6
12,863
32,898
Geekbench 5
12,519
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Cinebench 2024
107
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Cinebench 2024
1,004
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Blender
281
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Passmark CPU
3,921
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Passmark CPU
30,858
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