Product Compare
Intel Core i9 12900 vs Apple M4 Ultra
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jan 2022 | May 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Core Architecture | Alder Lake-S | Apple M4 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| Generation | Core i9 (Alder Lake-S) | |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Intel Socket 1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 65 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 72 °C | 100 °C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Die Size | 215 mm² | |
| Package | FC-LGA16A | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 24 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 4.52 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | |
| Efficiency Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2.89 GHz |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.8 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 32 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 24.0 | 45 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB per core | |
| L2 Cache | 1.25 MB per core | |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800 | LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Max Memory Size | 192 GB | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 5 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1800 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 10240 | |
| Texture Units | 640 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 320 | |
| Execution Units | 1280 | |
| Power Consumption | 120 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2727 | 4061 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 13396 | 32898 |