Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Apple M4 Ultra
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
May 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M4
Processor Number
i9-12900HK
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
12
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.89 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
32
Total Thread Count
20
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
25x
45
L1 Cache
80 K per core
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L2 Cache
1280 K per core
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L3 Cache
24 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
64 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
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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
10240
Texture Units
48
640
Raster Operation Units
24
320
Execution Units
96
1280
Power Consumption
15 W
120
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,934
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Cinebench R23
18,257
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Geekbench 6
2,361
4,061
Geekbench 5
1,793
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Geekbench 6
12,172
32,898
Geekbench 5
13,317
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Blender
253
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Passmark CPU
3,676
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Passmark CPU
27,949
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