Intel Core i9 12900HX vs Apple M4 Ultra

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Intel Core i9 12900HX

Apple M4 Ultra

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900HX with 16 cores 2.3GHz and Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M4 Ultra 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 4800)

Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.3GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HX

1904

Apple M4 Ultra +15%

2199

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HX

20977

Apple M4 Ultra +113%

44742

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HX

2519

Apple M4 Ultra +61%

4065

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HX

14447

Apple M4 Ultra +127%

32892

Intel Core i9 12900HX

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Apple M4 Ultra

General Parameters

May 2022

Release Date

May 2025

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv9

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M4

i9-12900HX

Processor Number

-

BGA-1964

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

45-55 W

Power Consumption

-

157 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

24

16

Performance Core Threads

24

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.52 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

8

Efficiency Cores

8

Efficiency Core Threads

8

1.7 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.89 GHz

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

32

24

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

23x

Multiplier

45

80 K per core

L1 Cache

-

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

-

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-8533

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1800 MHz

256

Shader Units

10240

16

Texture Units

640

8

Raster Operation Units

320

32

Execution Units

1280

45 W

Power Consumption

120

0.74 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

36.9 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900HX

Official Website

-

5.0

PCIe Version

-

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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