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Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Apple M4 8 Core

	CPU Intel Core i9 12900HK	CPU Apple M4 8 Core
General Parameters
Release Date	Jan 2022	Oct 2024
Manufacturer	Intel	Apple
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64	ARMv9
Core Architecture	Alder Lake	Apple M4
Processor Number	i9-12900HK
Integrated Graphics	Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)	Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process	10 nm	3 nm
Socket	BGA-1744	Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption	35-45 W	20 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption	115 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100°C	100 °C
Transistor Count		28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	6	4
Performance Core Threads	12	4
Performance Core Base Frequency	2.5 GHz	4.41 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	5 GHz
Efficiency Cores	8	4
Efficiency Core Threads	8	4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency	1.8 GHz	2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz
Total Core Count	14	8
Total Thread Count	20	8
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	25x	44
L1 Cache	80 K per core	192 K per core
L2 Cache	1280 K per core	16 MB shared
L3 Cache	24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes	No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	LPDDR5X-7500
Max Memory Size	64 GB
Max Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	120 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	1450 MHz	1800 MHz
Shader Units	768	1024
Texture Units	48	64
Raster Operation Units	24	32
Execution Units	96	128
Power Consumption	15 W	15
Miscellaneous
Official Website	Official Link ↗
PCIe Version	4.0
PCIe Lanes	28
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core	1934	2091
Cinebench R23 Multi Core	18257	11229
Geekbench 6 Single Core	2361	3674
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	12172	13664